Lay and Replace

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Lay

Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Usage example: just lay the book over there on the table for now
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Antonyms for Lay
Replace is an antonym for lay.
Nearby Words: laying, laid

Replace

Replace verb - To take the place of.
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Synonyms for Replace
Antonyms for Replace
Lay is an antonym for replace.
Nearby Words: replacement, replaced, replaceable, replacing
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Common collocations

soul lay soul replace soul
life lay life replace life
people lay people replace people
member lay member replace member
Other words: body, hand, head, hands, eyes, heads.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Tamagotchi If two adult Tamagotchis of opposite genders are connected, they can "marry" and lay eggs that will eventually replace them.
    Source: Video Game / Tamagotchi
  • Anime / Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water Gargoyle intends to lay waste of the world and replace everything with genetically engineered life that doesn't wither or perish, impervious to the passage of time.
    Source: Anime / Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
  • Working conditions in the town of Aalst are squalid and when economic crisis interferes with the profitability of the textile mills, the proprietors lay off all male workers and replace them with women and children, who are cheaper to employ.
    Source: Film / Daens
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