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Replace (verb)
To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
“When you’ve finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.”
“The earl…was replaced in his government. rfdatek|Francis Bacon”
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Replace (verb)
To refund; to repay; to restore
“You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.”
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Replace (verb)
To supply or substitute an equivalent for.
“I replaced my car with a newer model.”
“The batteries were dead so I replaced them”
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Replace (verb)
To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfill the end or office of.
“This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.”
“This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration. rfdatek|William Whewell”
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Replace (verb)
To demolish a building and build an updated form of that building in its place.
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Replace (verb)
To place again.
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Replace (verb)
To put in a new or different place.
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Remove (verb)
To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.
“He removed the marbles from the bag.”
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Remove (verb)
To murder.
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Remove (verb)
To dismiss a batsman.
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Remove (verb)
To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
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Remove (verb)
To depart, leave.
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Remove (verb)
To change one’s residence; to move.
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Remove (verb)
To dismiss or discharge from office.
“The President removed many postmasters.”
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Remove (noun)
The act of removing something.
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Remove (noun)
Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement.
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Remove (noun)
A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
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Remove (noun)
A step or gradation (as in the phrase “at one remove”)
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Remove (noun)
Distance in time or space; interval.
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Remove (noun)
The transfer of one’s home or business to another place; a move.
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Remove (noun)
The act of resetting a horse’s shoe.
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Replace (verb)
take the place of
“Ian’s smile was replaced by a frown”
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Replace (verb)
provide a substitute for (something that is broken, old, or inoperative)
“the glass had not long been replaced after a fight”
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Replace (verb)
fill the role of (someone or something) with a substitute
“the government dismissed 3,000 of its customs inspectors, replacing them with new recruits”
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Replace (verb)
put (something) back in a previous place or position
“he drained his glass and replaced it on the bar”
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Remove (verb)
take (something) away or off from the position occupied
“she sat down to remove her make-up”
“Customs officials removed documents from the premises”
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Remove (verb)
take off (clothing)
“he sat down and quickly removed his shoes and socks”
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Remove (verb)
change one’s home or place of residence by moving to (another place)
“he removed to Wales and began afresh”
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Remove (verb)
compel (someone) by law to move to another area
“a man is removed to the tribal district of his forbears”
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Remove (verb)
abolish or get rid of
“they removed thousands of needy youngsters from the benefit system”
“exchange controls have finally been removed”
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Remove (verb)
dismiss from a job
“he was removed from his position as teacher”
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Remove (verb)
be distant from
“it is an isolated place, far removed from the London art world”
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Remove (verb)
be very different from
“an explanation which is far removed from the truth”
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Remove (verb)
separated by a particular number of steps of descent
“his second cousin once removed”
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Remove (noun)
a degree of remoteness or separation
“at this remove, the whole incident seems insane”
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Remove (noun)
a form or division in some British schools
“a member of the Fifth Remove”