resource vs substitute

resource

noun
  • Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel. 

  • Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students. 

  • A person's capacity to deal with difficulty. 

  • Hardware or software accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer. 

verb
  • To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for. 

  • To supply with resources. 

substitute

noun
  • A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. 

  • A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so. 

  • One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript. 

verb
  • To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place. 

  • To serve as a replacement (for someone or something). 

  • To use in place of something else, with the same function. 

  • To use X in place of Y. 

  • To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y. 

How often have the words resource and substitute occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )