Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin substituō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /so.sti.tuˈi.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: so‧sti‧tu‧ì‧re

Verb

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sostituìre (first-person singular present sostituìsco, first-person singular past historic sostituìi, past participle sostituìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to substitute (someone/something) [+ a (someone/something else) = for]
  2. to replace (someone/something) [+ con (someone/something else) = with]
    Synonyms: cambiare, rimpiazzare
  3. to replace, to take the place of, to stand in for (someone/something) (temporarily or permanently)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ sostituire in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • sostituire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana