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anstelle

instead of, in place of

an toward, onto, or into contact + stell job + e action, result, or state of
preposition Rare #43,061
instead of, in place of Usually followed by a noun or pronoun in the genitive case.
GE: Heute nehme ich den Bus anstelle des Autos.
EN: Today I’m taking the bus instead of the car.

Lass mich anstelle seiner gehen!

Let me go instead of him!

Ich kaufte das schwarze Fahrrad anstelle des roten.

I bought the black bike instead of the red one.

Er sollte es anstelle des Kindes opfern.

He should sacrifice it instead of the child.

— The Edge of Heaven (2007)

Er ging anstelle seines Vaters.

He went in place of his father.