replace

be replaced by (someone or something)

To have one's or something's role, function, status, capacity, etc., taken over by someone or something else; to have someone or something take one's or something's place. I feel like we're all going to be replaced by machines someday. The manager is being replaced by a younger, better educated person. All his anger was replaced by sadness after the initial shock wore off.
See also: by, replace

be replaced with (someone or something)

To have one's or something's role, function, status, capacity, etc., taken over by someone or something else; to have someone or something take one's or something's place. I feel like we're all going to be replaced with machines someday. The manager is being replaced with a younger, better educated person. All his anger was replaced with sadness after the initial shock wore off.
See also: replace

replace (someone or something) by (someone or something)

To substitute a person or thing in the place of someone or something; to provide someone or something that assumes the function, role, or status of someone or something. A less common variant of "replace (someone or something) with (someone or something)," except in passive constructions. They're looking to replace the manager with someone who is a bit better educated. I feel like we're all going to be replaced by machines someday.
See also: by, replace

replace (someone or something) with (someone or something)

To substitute a person or thing in the place of someone or something; to provide someone or something that assumes the function, role, or status of someone or something. They're looking to replace the manager with someone who is a bit better educated. I feel like we're all going to be replaced by machines someday.
See also: replace
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

replace someone or something by someone or something

 and replace someone or something with someone or something
to remove someone or something and add someone or something in place of the first. The manager replaced two workers by a machine. Walter replaced his old lawn mower with a newer one.
See also: by, replace
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • be replaced by (someone or something)
  • be replaced with (someone or something)
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered as/for something
  • a ball and chain
  • ball and chain
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
References in periodicals archive
Con Edison continues to replace, on average, 65 miles of cast-iron and unprotected steel gas mains each year and looks to continue at that rate for at least another 20 years.
* New advanced features as internet connectivity and 3D are still very weak drivers to replace TVs, indicating that consumers aren't not buying TVs only for such ?features.
To find and replace these, turn off the taps and remove the diverter handle with an adjustable spanner.
"For example, some yards replace many liners at one time, reducing overall downtime, while other yards will change liners as they have to be changed," he says.
Most of that problem has been solved with the toilets available today, so don't hesitate to replace them one more time to get it right.
"However, bins can sometimes be damaged in the process and then we will replace them with new ones.
Replace "[micro]m[H.sub.max]" by "[[mu].sub.0][H.sub.max]".
This liquid can replace fossil fuel for green-power generation, transportation and district heating.
"Telling a client to replace in the fall is helpful, but Wheels can now provide a far more precise forecast about when that turnover should occur."
If the hardware is becoming obsolete, one should replace it.
Processors who came to NPE 2003 looking for new tools to replace traditional materials discovered a broad array of products for automotive, consumer, and packaging markets.
Drumheller believes that the failure to replace cartilage and bone is "akin to malpractice," this issue is unsettled in our literature even to this day.
The restructured credit agreements replace facilities that generally had shorter maturities but, with the exception of $763 million in U.S.
But what I need to replace is a bunch of asterisks in an Excel worksheet and replace them with some data.
West Texas Gas and Compania Nacional de Gas (Conagas) will replace their border crossing pipelines transporting natural gas from Eagle Pass, Texas to Piedras Negras in northern Mexico.