replace

verbA1/ɹɪˈpleɪs/

To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.transitive
To refund; to repay; to pay back.transitive
To supply or substitute an equivalent with.transitive
To take over the position or role from.transitive
To take the place of; to be used instead of.transitive
To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.transitive
To place again.rare, transitive
To put in a new or different place.rare, transitive

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I look around but it's you I can't replace.

Because of the problem of air pollution, the bicycle may some day replace the automobile.