substituted
USSUB-sti-too-tid/ˈsʌbstɪtutɪd/UKSUB-sti-tyoo-tid/ˈsʌbstɪtjuːtɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of substitute.
When the lead actor fell ill, the understudy was substituted on short notice.
The chemist substituted a cheaper solvent without affecting the results.
Note
The past form inherits a direction problem from its verb: the object can be either the newcomer or the thing it displaces. A chemist who substituted a cheaper solvent put the new one in. A player who was substituted came off the field, with another sent on in his place. Check which item ends up in use. Without an object it takes for: she substituted for the regular teacher.
substituted is a form of substitute
substitute, verb: To use one thing in place of another that serves the same function. Full entry
- Forms
- substitutesubstitutes he/she/itsubstituting -ing formsubstituted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- substitute → substituted: add -d
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