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.
Hast thou not made me here thy substitute?
Milton.
Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the
modern parasol.
De Quincey. 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.
Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others.
Congreve. Substituted
(Sub"stit"uted) a.
1. Exchanged; put in the place of another.
2. (Chem.) Containing substitutions or replacements; having been subjected to the process of substitution,
or having some of its parts replaced; as, alcohol is a substituted water; methyl amine is a substituted
ammonia.
Substituted executor (Law), an executor appointed to act in place of one removed or resigned.
Substitution
(Sub`sti*tu"tion) n. [L. substitutio: cf. F. substitution.]
1. The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of
an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense; the substitution of bank notes for gold
and silver as a circulating medium.
2. The state of being substituted for another.
3. The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority. [R.] Shak.
4. (Civil Law) The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a
former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him. Burrill.
5. (Theol.) The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his
sufferings were expiatory.
6. (Chem.) The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metathesis; also,
the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis.
Substitutional
(Sub`sti*tu"tion*al) a. Of or pertaining to substitution; standing in the place of another; substituted.
— Sub`sti*tu"tion*al*ly, adv.
Substitutionary
(Sub`sti*tu"tion*a*ry) a. Of or pertaining to substitution; substitutional.
Substitutive
(Sub"sti*tu`tive) a. [Cf. F. substitutif, L. substitutivus conditional.] Tending to afford or
furnish a substitute; making substitution; capable of being substituted. Bp. Wilkins.
Substract
(Sub*stract") v. t. [F. suostraire; L. subtus below (from sub under) + trahere to draw. See
Substract.] To subtract; to withdraw. [Obs.] Barrow.
Substraction
(Sub*strac"tion) n. [OF. substraction, F. soustraction. See Subtract.]
