substitutes

noun

someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

verb

act as a substitute

be a substitute

put in the place of another

adjective

artificial and inferior

serving or used in place of another

capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

Roots

subsub- · Latin · under, below statuo-stit · Latin · set up

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Where does substitutes come from?

The word substitutes breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sub-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -stit, from Latin statuo (“set up”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.