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Latin
Etymology
From sub- (“under, beneath; below”) + statuō (“set up, station”).
Pronunciation
Verb
substituō (present infinitive substituere, perfect active substituī, supine substitūtum); third conjugation
- to place next to, under, or instead of
- to substitute, put instead or in the place of another
- Synonyms: succēdō, suppōnō, subiciō, subrogō
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References
- “substituo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “substituo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- substituo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- substituo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Verb
substituo
- first-person singular present indicative of substituir