Replace and Swap

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Replace verb - To take the place of.

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Swap is a synonym for replace in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Swap" instead a verb "Replace", when it comes to topics like substitute.

Swap verb - To give up (something) and take something else in return.

Usage example: we swapped our other lawn mower for our neighbors' old snowblower

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Replace is a synonym for swap in substitute topic. You can use "Replace" instead a verb "Swap", if it concerns topics such as switch.

Nearby Words: swapping, swapped, swapper

person	replace person	swap person
soul	replace soul	swap soul
member	replace member	swap member
word	replace word	swap word
Other words: body, name, system, parts, outfit, clothes, hand, characters, blood, music, head, brain, sword, hands, names, heads, weapons, members.

Hence the popular UK SF scene Light Bulb Joke: "How many Fanthorpe pseudonyms does it take to change a lightbulb, to replace it, to reinstate it, to substitute for it, to swap it, to exchange it, to renew it, to put another in its stead, to ..."

Source: Redundancy / Literature
Their creators merely swap out the colors of their favorite canon characters and replace them with new color schemes.

Source: Palette Swap
Even though different powers are implied to come from from physiology, social structures, technology and so forth, there are cards and powers that can mimic, swap, or replace them all with ease.

Source: Powers as Programs

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