Substitute vs. Substitutive
Substituteverb
(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
Substituteverb
(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 [http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/193079?isAdvanced=false&result=3&rskey=zYLG08&#eid20118763 the OED's notes]).
Substituteverb
(transitive) In the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", to use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y
Substituteverb
To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
Substituteverb
(intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something)
Substitutenoun
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
Substitutenoun
(sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
Substitutenoun
(historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
Substitutenoun
One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else
Substituteverb
To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.
Substitutenoun
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Substitutenoun
an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
Substitutenoun
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult);
Substituteverb
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items;
Substituteverb
be a substitute;
Substituteverb
act as a substitute;
Substituteadjective
being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
Substituteadjective
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team;
Substituteadjective
artificial and inferior;
Substitutiveadjective
Characteristic of, or serving as a substitute
Substitutiveadjective
Tending to afford or furnish a substitute; making substitution; capable of being substituted.
