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substitution: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"; an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

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supersedure collapse: act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

supplanting collapse: act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

repayment collapse: payment of a debt or obligation

euphemism collapse: an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

expiation collapse: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

rectification collapse: determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve; the conversion of alternating current to direct current; (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation

overcompensation collapse: excessive compensation; (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

revenge collapse: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

atonement collapse: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"

offsetting collapse

changeling collapse: a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

indemnification collapse: an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

escapism collapse

power of attorney collapse: a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent

retaliation collapse: action taken in return for an injury or offense

reparation collapse: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"; (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"; compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"

personnel collapse

counteraction collapse

amends collapse

ringer collapse: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg; a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses; a person who is almost identical to another

pinch hitter collapse: (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter

quid pro quo collapse: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

tit for tat collapse: an equivalent given in return

commutation collapse: the travel of a commuter; (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law; a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one

measure for measure collapse

third string collapse

deputation collapse: a group of representatives or delegates

sublimation collapse: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable; (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

wish fulfillment collapse

surrogate collapse: someone who takes the place of another person

delegation collapse

dereism collapse

comparison collapse: examining resemblances or differences; qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"; relation based on similarities and differences

defense mechanism collapse: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

indemnity collapse: legal exemption from liability for damages; protection against future loss

vice president collapse: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

restitution collapse: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"; the act of restoring something to its original state

alternative collapse: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"; pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"

stand in collapse

replacement collapse: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

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