I. To set, put, place, or lay under, to set or place next to any thing (so rare and mostly post - Aug.).
A. Lit.: “lapides plantae,” Pall. Mart. 10, 22: “post elephantos armaturas leves,” Hirt. B. Afr. 59, 3.—
B. Trop.: “substituerat animo speciem corporis amplam ac magnificam,” had presented to his imagination, figured to himself, Liv. 28, 35; cf.: “funera fratrum Debueras oculis substituisse tuis,” Ov. R. Am. 574: “substituebantur crimini,” were subjected to the charge, were accused, Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 8: “aliquem arbitrio,” Dig. 38, 1, 30.—
II. To put instead or in the place of another, to substitute (class.; syn.: suppono, subrogo).
A. In gen.: “in eorum locum cives Romanos,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72: “pontificem in locum Scipionis,” Suet. Tib. 4; Nep. Alcib. 7, 3; cf. Col. 5, 6, 1: “nunc pro te Verrem substituisti alterum civitati,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 161; cf. Liv. 38, 42: “aliam tabulam pro eā,” Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 91: “substituta fili persona,” id. 18, 3, 4, § 17: philosophiam nobis pro rei publicae procuratione, Cic. Div. 2, 2, 7.—With dat.: “consulem alicui,” Vell. 2, 58, 3; cf. Suet. Caes. 76: “equites Siculis,” Liv. 29, 1: “alia semina demortuis,” Col. 4, 17, 3: “libros de oratore his,” Quint. 3, 6, 60: “fortunam culpae,” id. 7, 4, 15: “personas,” id. 3, 8, 54: “defuncto altero e consulibus, neminem substituit,” Suet. Ner. 15: “substituitur mutua accusatio,” Quint. 7, 2, 9.—With in and abl. (late Lat.): “in locis suis secunda,” Amm. 15, 5, 23.—
B. In partic., in jurid. lang.: substituere heredem (alicui), to make second or alternate heir, in case the first should die: “heredes aut instituti dicuntur aut substituti: instituti primo gradu, substituti secundo vel tertio,” Dig. 28, 6, 1 sq.: “heredes invicem,” Suet. Tib. 76; so, “heredem (alicui),” id. Galb. 9; Quint. 7, 6, 9 al.—So with ellipsis of heredem: “inpuberi filio,” Dig. 28, 6, 1 sq.
