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sostituire meaning in English

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sostituire verb

change [changed, changing, changes](to replace one's own clothing)
verb
[UK: tʃeɪndʒ] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ]

displace [displaced, displacing, displaces](to supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute)
verb
[UK: dɪs.ˈpleɪs] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspleɪs]

replace [replaced, replacing, replaces](to substitute)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈpleɪs] [US: ˌri.ˈpleɪs]
I'll replace him. = Lo sostituirò.

spell [spelt, spelt, spelling, spells](to work in place of someone)
verb
[UK: spel] [US: ˈspel]

stand in for(replace)
verb

substitute [substituted, substituting, substitutes](to use in place of something else)
verb
[UK: ˈsʌb.stɪ.tjuːt] [US: ˈsʌb.stə.ˌtuːt]
I substitute honey for jam. = Sostituisco il miele alla marmellata.

supersede [superseded, superseding, supersedes](take the place of)
verb
[UK: ˌsuː.pə.ˈsiːd] [US: ˌsuː.pər.ˈsiːd]

understudy(to act as an understudy)
verb
[UK: ˈʌn.də.stʌ.di] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌstə.di]