Collocations for replace - verb

completely, entirely, fully, totally
largely
partially
merely, simply
Putting in a new kitchen can cost very little if you are simply replacing an old one.

easily
These losses are not easily replaced.

effectively
These guidelines effectively replaced the official procedure.

immediately, quickly, rapidly
gradually, slowly
eventually, finally, ultimately
temporarily
Williams has temporarily replaced Reed on the first team.

can
Machines can't replace people in this work.

can afford to
be built to, be designed to, be intended to, be meant to, be used to
It was built to replace the old jail.

decide to
appoint sb to, elect sb to, nominate sb to (esp. AmE)
She has been nominated to replace Justice O'Connor on the Supreme Court.

attempt to, try to
be costly to, be expensive to
Halogen lamps give excellent service, but the bulbs are expensive to replace.

be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to

as
She replaced Jane Stott as Managing Director.

by
Many of the workers have been replaced by machines.

with
We replaced the old television set with a newer one.

carefully, gently

in
She replaced the dress in the wardrobe.

on
He carefully replaced the vase on the shelf.

Replace is used with these nouns as the subject:
wheel

Replace is used with these nouns as the object:
battery, beaker, bulb, capitalism, carpet, cover, cup, filling, fluid, furnace, fuse, hip, import, joint, lid, machinery, main, manager, phone, receiver, regime, secretary, stock, string, system, tyre, window, windscreen, wiring