English word replace comes from English place, English re-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| place | English (en) | (chess, obsolete) A chess position; a square of the chessboard.. (euphemism, _, slang) An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.. (horse-racing) The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.. (obsolete) A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.. (obsolete) A passage or extract from a book or document.. (obsolete) An [...] |
| re- | English (en) | A completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out. Again, anew. Back, backward. |
| replace | English (en) | (transitive) To demolish a building and build an updated form of that building in its place.. (transitive) To refund; to repay; to restore. (transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back. (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent for.. (transitive) To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfill the end or office of.. (transitive, rare) To [...] |