substitute (third-person singular simple present substitutes, present participle substituting, simple past and past participle substituted)
(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
(transitive) In the phrase "substitute X for Y", to use X in place of Y. With increasing frequency used in the semantically opposite sense (see the OED's notes).
I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
(transitive) In the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", to use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y
I had to substitute old parts with the new ones. (This usage was formerly proscribed.)
(transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place. [quotations ▼]
He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes
(intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something) [quotations ▼]