Substituting

/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tjuː.tɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

verb

the act of replacing one thing with another.

The chef is substituting olive oil for butter in the recipe to make it healthier.

to take the place of someone or something.

He is substituting for his colleague who is on leave this week.

to use something in place of another.

In this experiment, we will be substituting regular sugar with a natural sweetener.

to replace an item in a sequence or order.

When solving the equation, she started substituting values to find the solution.

From Latin 'substituere', meaning 'to put in place of' or 'replace'.

substituting ingredients

Replacing one component in a recipe with another.

substituting for someone

Taking over someone's responsibilities temporarily.

substituting A for B

Using A in place of B in a context.

substitute

A person or thing acting or serving in place of another.

replacement

Something that takes the place of another.

alternative

One of two or more available possibilities.

Subbing for someone

I'm just subbing for the regular guy while he's on vacation.

Pulling a switch

I ended up pulling a switch and using my old laptop instead.