replacing

Definitions of replacing

1. noun

   the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
   “replacing the star will not be easy”

   synonyms: replacement

   types:

   novation

   (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party

   pitching change

   replacing a pitcher in baseball

   supersedure, supersession

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

   displacement, supplanting

   act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

   type of:

   commutation, exchange, 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"