1. To give to, and receive from, one another; SYN. change, interchange, trade.
2. To exchange prisoners, employees, etc.
ETYM Pref. re- + place: cf. French replacer.
1. To put something back where it belongs; SYN. put back.
2. To substitute a person or thing for (another that has ceased to fulfil its function).
1. To move from one setting or context to another
2. To change place or direction; SYN. dislodge, reposition.
3. To change in quality
1. To change key, of musical compositions.
2. To put (a piece of music) into another key.
1. To reverse, as the order of the letters h and t in hte, in correcting the spelling of the; or reversing two wires in a circuit.
2. In mathematics and spreadsheets, to rotate a matrix (a rectangular array of numbers) about a diagonal axis.