[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

substitute \sub"stit"ute\, v. t. imp.  p. p. substituted; p.
   pr.  vb. n. substituting. see substitute, n.
   to put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.
   1913 webster

         some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room
         of others.                               --congreve.
   1913 webster
see also:
substituted substituting substitute 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

substitute \sub"stit"ute\, n. l. substitutus, p. p. of
   substituere to put under, put in the place of; sub under +
   statuere to put, place: cf. f. substitut. see statute.
   one who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of
   another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu
   of something else; specifically mil., a person who enlists
   for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted
   man.
   1913 webster

         hast thou not made me here thy substitute? --milton.
   1913 webster

         ladies in shakespeare's age . . . wore masks as the
         sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern
         parasol.                                 --de quincey.
   1913 webster
see also:
statute 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

substitute
     adj 1: being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a
            team syn: second-string, substitutea
     2: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a
        team; "a utility infielder" syn: utilitya, substitutea
     3: artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute
        coffee" syn: ersatz
     n 1: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of
          another syn: replacement
     2: an athlete who plays only when another member of the team
        drops out syn: reserve
     3: someone who takes the place of another as when things get
        dangerous or difficult; "the star had a stand-in for
        dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer
        fill-ins" syn: stand-in, relief, reliever, backup,
         backup man, fill-in
     v 1: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent
          items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake
          rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
          syn: replace
     2: be a substitute; "the young teacher had to substitute for
        the sick colleague"; "the skim milk substitutes for
        cream--we are on a strict diet" syn: sub, stand in, fill
        in
     3: act as a substitute; "she stood in for the soprano who
        suffered from a cold" syn: deputize, deputise, step
        in
see also:
second-string substitutea utilitya ersatz replacement reserve 
stand-in relief reliever backup backup man 
fill-in replace sub stand in fill in 
deputize deputise step in 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

148 moby thesaurus words for "substitute":
   additional, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, alternative,
   amicus curiae, analogy, another, attorney, backup, backup man,
   bit player, champion, change, change for, changeling, commute,
   comparison, compound for, copy, counterfeit, delegate, deputy,
   dernier ressort, displace, double, double for, dub in, dummy,
   equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, executive officer, expediency,
   expedient, exponent, extra, fake, false, father figure,
   father image, figurant, figurante, figurehead, fill-in, ghost,
   ghostwriter, give place to, imitation, lieutenant, locum,
   locum tenens, make do with, make way for, makeshift, metaphor,
   metonymy, mock, mother figure, mother surrogate, mute,
   next best thing, offer in exchange, other, paranymph, personnel,
   phony, pinch, pinch hitter, pinch-hit for, pleader, procurator,
   provisional, proxy, put up with, recourse, redeem, refuge, relay,
   relief, relieve, replace, replacement, representative, reserve,
   reserves, resort, ring in, ringer, second, second in command,
   second string, secondary, sham, shift with, sign, simulated, spare,
   spares, spear-carrier, spurious, stand in for, stand-in, standby,
   stopgap, sub, substituent, substitute for, substitution,
   succedaneum, supe, super, supernumerary, superseder, supplant,
   supplanter, supplemental, supplementary, supply, support,
   supporting actor, supporting cast, surrogate, swap, switch, symbol,
   synecdoche, take in exchange, temporary, tentative, third string,
   token, trade, understudy, utility, utility man, utility player,
   vicar, vicar general, vicarious, vice, vice-president, vice-regent,
   vicegerent, walk-on, walking gentleman

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

substitute
     
         sub ascii character 26.
     
        why?
     
        1996-06-28
     
     
see also:
ascii 

[6] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

substitute, contracts. one placed under another to transact business for 
him; in letters of attorney, power is generally given to the attorney to 
nominate and appoint a substitute. 
     2. without such power, the authority given to one person cannot in 
general be delegated to another, because it is a personal trust and 
confidence, and is not therefore transmissible. the authority is given to 
him to exercise his judgment and discretion, and it cannot be said that the 
trust and confidence reposed in him shall be exercised at the discretion of 
another. 2 atk. 88; 2 ves. 645. but an authority may be delegated to 
another, when the attorney has express power to do so. bunb. 166; t. jones, 
110. see story, ag. sec. 13, 14. when a man is drawn in the militia, he may 
in some cases hire a substitute. 

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