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displace
(d/I/s'pl/eI/s )

verb (v)

  • cause to move, usually with force or pressure(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The refugees were displaced by the war.
    source: wordnet30
  • take the place of or have precedence over(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    preempt
    source: wordnet30
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    move
    source: wordnet30
  • To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library are all displaced.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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