Usage Note
Rimpiazzare is a borrowing (via French remplacer) and is considered slightly informal or journalistic; the more neutral Italian alternative is sostituire. It takes avere as the auxiliary in compound tenses. Use rimpiazzare when emphasizing that someone or something fills a vacant slot left by another.
Examples
"Hanno rimpiazzato il tecnico con un robot."
Natural Translation
They replaced the technician with a robot.

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