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Displace has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

cause to move, usually with force or pressure

"the refugees were displaced by the war"

2

take the place of or have precedence over

"live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"

"discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

3

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

"The boss fired his secretary today"

"The company terminated 25% of its workers"

4

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

"Move those boxes into the corner, please"

"I'm moving my money to another bank"

"The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

5

To put out of place; to disarrange.

Example Sentences
"the refugees were displaced by the war" verb
"live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour" verb
"discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor" verb
"The boss fired his secretary today" verb
"The company terminated 25% of its workers" verb
"Move those boxes into the corner, please" verb
"I'm moving my money to another bank" verb
"The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" verb
See Also
displacement dispost substitute replace repress redisplace heavier than air outplace
Related Terms
Antonyms
engage
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
move supplant remove
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dislocate dislodge transplant force out evacuate uproot retire pension off clean out furlough squeeze out dismiss mobilize relocate translate station agitate transmit funnel brandish pull transport tug disarrange put engage propel launch wind unwind wedge work spill unseat separate press down lift flick take back center pump scan jar dandle roll push rock fluctuate pulse shift glide stir play overturn send saltate lower raise drop sink advance chase away transfer displace herd circulate rout out drive race woosh pour slip exteriorize upstage swing turn slide run whistle beat singsong hustle wash rake blow drag lateralize hit sling change hands expel
Rhyming Words
ace hace pace face race lace wace jace tace mace bace glace trace chace apace stace brace space arace place
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