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Italian
Etymology
From Latin substituō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /so.sti.tuˈi.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: so‧sti‧tu‧ì‧re
Verb
sostituìre (first-person singular present sostituìsco, first-person singular past historic sostituìi, past participle sostituìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to substitute (someone/something)
- to replace (someone/something)
- Synonyms: cambiare, rimpiazzare
- to replace, to take the place of, to stand in for (someone/something) (temporarily or permanently)
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Further reading
- sostituire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana