leetcode-problemset/leetcode/problem/replace-words.html

<p>In English, we have a concept called <strong>root</strong>, which can be followed by some other word to form another longer word - let&#39;s call this word <strong>successor</strong>. For example, when the <strong>root</strong> <code>&quot;an&quot;</code> is followed by the <strong>successor</strong> word <code>&quot;other&quot;</code>, we can form a new word <code>&quot;another&quot;</code>.</p>

<p>Given a <code>dictionary</code> consisting of many <strong>roots</strong> and a <code>sentence</code> consisting of words separated by spaces, replace all the <strong>successors</strong> in the sentence with the <strong>root</strong> forming it. If a <strong>successor</strong> can be replaced by more than one <strong>root</strong>, replace it with the <strong>root</strong> that has <strong>the shortest length</strong>.</p>

<p>Return <em>the <code>sentence</code></em> after the replacement.</p>

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<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> dictionary = [&quot;cat&quot;,&quot;bat&quot;,&quot;rat&quot;], sentence = &quot;the cattle was rattled by the battery&quot;
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;the cat was rat by the bat&quot;
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> dictionary = [&quot;a&quot;,&quot;b&quot;,&quot;c&quot;], sentence = &quot;aadsfasf absbs bbab cadsfafs&quot;
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;a a b c&quot;
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= dictionary.length &lt;= 1000</code></li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= dictionary[i].length &lt;= 100</code></li>
	<li><code>dictionary[i]</code> consists of only lower-case letters.</li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= sentence.length &lt;= 10<sup>6</sup></code></li>
	<li><code>sentence</code> consists of only lower-case letters and spaces.</li>
	<li>The number of words in <code>sentence</code> is in the range <code>[1, 1000]</code></li>
	<li>The length of each word in <code>sentence</code> is in the range <code>[1, 1000]</code></li>
	<li>Every two consecutive words in <code>sentence</code> will be separated by exactly one space.</li>
	<li><code>sentence</code> does not have leading or trailing spaces.</li>
</ul>