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   displace

   /dɪsˈpleɪs/

   verb

   • 1. take over the place, position, or role of: "he believes that books may be displaced by the electronic word" Similar replacetake the place oftake over fromsupplantoustsupersedesucceedoverrideinformal:crowd out
   • ▪ move (something) from its proper or usual position: "he seems to have displaced some vertebrae" Similar dislodgedislocateupsetunsettlemoveshiftrelocaterepositionput out of placemove out of placeknock out of placeknock out of positiondisarrangederangediscomposemess updisorderthrow into disorderthrow into disarrayscatterdisperseOpposite replaceput backleave in place
   • ▪ force (someone) to leave their home, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster: "thousands of people have been displaced by the civil war"
   • ▪ remove (someone) from a job or position of authority: "his aides were discredited and displaced" Similar deposedislodgeunseatdethroneremove from officeremovedismissejectoustexpelforce outthrow outdrive outdrum outoverthrowoverturntopplebring downinformal:sackfireboot outdefenestrategive someone the bootshow someone the doorturf outcashierdated:outOpposite reinstate

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Old French desplacer.

   Derivatives

   • 1. displacer noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISPLACE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Displace means to force something or someone out of its usual or original place, or to replace something or someone. See how to use this verb in different contexts and sentences, and learn its pronunciation and synonyms.

   • English (US)

     DISPLACE meaning: 1. to force something out of its usual or...

   • Znaczenie Displace, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     displace definicja: 1. to force something out of its usual...

   • Displace: Thai Translation

     displace translate: ทำให้ย้ายที่, เข้าแทนที่. Learn more in...

   • Displace: French Translation

     displace translate: déplacer, remplacer. Learn more in the...

   • Displace: Indonesian Translation

     DISPLACE translate: membatalkan, memindahkan, menggantikan....

   • Displace in Simplified Chinese

     DISPLACE translate: 迫使…离开常居地（或原位）. Learn more in the...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     DISPLACE translate: chuyển chỗ, chiếm chỗ. Learn more in the...

   • Displace in Spanish

     DISPLACE translate: desplazar, desplazar, sustituir,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › displaceDisplace Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of displace, a verb that means to remove from a usual or proper place, to expel, to move, or to take the place of. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › displaceDISPLACE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Displace, misplace mean to put something in a different place from where it should be. To displace often means to shift something solid and comparatively immovable, more or less permanently from its place: The flood displaced houses from their foundations.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISPLACE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   displace, misplace mean to put something in a different place from where it should be. To displace often means to shift something solid and comparatively immovable, more or less permanently from its place: The flood displaced houses from their foundations.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdisplace verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb displace, which can mean to take the place of, to force to move, or to move something from its position. See example sentences, synonyms and related topics.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › displaceDisplace - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Displace means to forcefully move or remove something — or someone — but it can also mean “to take the place of,” again, with some force. If your brother is sitting in your seat, you might say, “Get out of my chair!

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › displaceDisplace - definition of displace by The Free Dictionary

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   Displace means to move, shift, or force from the usual place or position, or to replace, supplant, or discharge from a job or position. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of displace in various contexts.