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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

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   What does displaced mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DISPLACED definition: 1. having been forced to leave your home, for example by a war or dangerous event: 2. having been…. Learn more.

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   What does displace mean?

   • The meaning of DISPLACE is to remove from the usual or proper place; specifically : to expel or force to flee from home or homeland. How to use displace in a sentence.

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   What is the difference between displace and misplace?

   • 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. To misplace is to put an object in a wrong place so that it is difficult to find: Papers belonging in the safe were misplaced and temporarily lost.

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   What is the difference between replace and displace?

   • replace, displace, supplant, supersede mean to put out of a usual or proper place or into the place of another. replace implies a filling of a place once occupied by something lost, destroyed, or no longer usable or adequate. displace implies an ousting or dislodging.

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   Displaced means having been forced to leave your home, job, or position. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms and translations.

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     DISPLACED meaning: 1. having been forced to leave your home,...

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     DISPLACED PERSON definition: 1. someone who has been forced...

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     to force something out of its usual or original position:...

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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 synonyms and translations.

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   moved or put out of the usual or proper place. noun. , (used with a plural verb) Usually the displaced. persons who lack a home, as through political exile, destruction of their previous shelter, or lack of financial resources: After the earthquake, the displaced were temporarily housed in armories. Discover More. Other Words From.

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   Displace means to remove from the usual or proper place, especially to expel or force to flee from home or homeland. Learn more about its synonyms, usage, history, and related words from Merriam-Webster 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.

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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! Don’t make me have to displace you!”

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   to move something from its usual position. be displaced (by something) Check for roof tiles that have been displaced by the wind. displace somebody (especially North American English) to remove somebody from a job or position. displaced workers.