REPLA'CE, verb transitive 1. To put again in the former place; as, to replace a book. The earl - was replaced in his government. 2. To put in a new place. 3. To repay; to refund; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed 4. To put a competent substitute in the place of another displaced or of something lost. The paper is lost and cannot be replaced.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI