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Definition of Alternate
1. Noun. Someone who takes the place of another person.
Generic synonyms: Backup, Backup Man, Fill-in, Relief, Reliever, Stand-in, Substitute
Derivative terms: Replace, Replace
2. Adjective. Every second one of a series. "Jam every other day"
3. Verb. Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.
4. Adjective. Serving or used in place of another. "An alternative plan"
Similar to: Secondary
Derivative terms: Substitute, Substitute
5. Verb. Exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions.
6. Adjective. Occurring by turns; first one and then the other. "Alternating feelings of love and hate"
7. Verb. Be an understudy or alternate for a role.
Generic synonyms: Con, Learn, Memorise, Memorize
Derivative terms: Understudy
8. Adjective. Of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired. "Stems with alternate leaves"
9. Verb. Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).
Generic synonyms: Change By Reversal, Reverse, Turn
Derivative terms: Flip-flop, Switch, Switch, Tack
10. Verb. Do something in turns. "We take turns on the night shift"
Specialized synonyms: Spell
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Derivative terms: Alternation
Definition of Alternate
1. a. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.
2. n. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
3. v. t. To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
4. v. i. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.
Definition of Alternate
1. Adjective. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal. ¹
2. Adjective. (mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second. ¹
3. Adjective. (American English) Other or alternative. ¹
4. Adjective. (botany) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence. --Gray. ¹
5. Noun. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude. ¹
6. Noun. A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty. ¹
7. Noun. (mathematics) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means. ¹
8. Noun. (American English) A replacement of equal or greater value or function. ¹
9. Noun. (heraldry) Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly. ¹
11. Verb. (intransitive) To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time;—followed by with. ¹
12. Verb. (intransitive) To vary by turns. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alternate
1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]
Medical Definition of Alternate
1. Cause to occur or appear one after the other. (18 Nov 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alternate
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