sustituir

/sustiˈtwiɾ/ · B2 · verb

to replace, to take the place of

🔄 sustituir = sus- (sub, under) + tuir: slip UNDER and take the place of

From Latin substituere: sub (under, in place of) + statuere (to set up). To substitute is to set something up in place of another. Sounds like English substitute, so the link is direct.

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