Displace

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland: millions of refugees who were displaced by the war.
  • v. To take the place of; supplant.
  • v. To discharge from an office or position.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
  • v. To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
  • v. To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation.
  • v. To crowd out; to take the place of.
  • v. To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose.
  • v. To dislodge; to drive away; to banish.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To remove to a different place; put out of the usual or proper place: as, to displace books or papers.
  • To remove from any position, office, or dignity; depose: as, to displace an officer of government.
  • To disorder; disturb; spoil.
  • To take the place of; replace
  • Synonyms To dislodge, oust, dismiss, discharge.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  • v. cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  • v. cause to move, usually with force or pressure
  • v. take the place of or have precedence over
  • Verb Form
    displaced    displaces    displacing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    replace    discharge   
    Hyponym
    reposition    overturn    roll    disarrange    hustle    impel    place    take back    singsong    turn   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disarrange    derange    discard    dismiss    discharge    depose    dislodge    banish   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ace    Chase    Grace    Mace    Race    ace    apace    base    bass    brace   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts