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   Dis·place

   /disˈplās/

   

   verb

   • 1. take over the place, position, or role of (someone or something): "in the northern states of India, Hindi has largely displaced English" Similar replacetake the place oftake over fromsupplantoustsupersedesucceedoverrideinformal:crowd out
   • ▪ cause (something) to move from its proper or usual place: "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 against their will: "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.

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   • 1. displacer noun

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   What does displace mean in French?

   • displace (v.) 1550s, "remove to a different place, put out of the usual place; remove from any position, office, or dignity," from Old Frenchdesplacer (15c., Modern French déplacer ), from des- (see dis-) + placer "to place," from place "place, spot" (see place (n.)). Related: Displaced; displacing. Displaced person "refugee" is from 1944.

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   What does it mean if one thing displaces another?

   • 1. If one thing displaces another, it forces the other thing out of its place, position, or role, and then occupies that place, position, or role itself. [...] 2. If a person or group of people is displaced, they are forced to moved away from the area where they live. [...] present simple: I displace, you displace [...]

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   What is another word for displace?

   • Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms: displace(v. a.) Synonyms: remove, dislodge, put out of place, change the place of. displace(v. a.) Synonyms: depose, oust, dismiss, discharge, cashier, eject from office.

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   What does displacer mean?

   • One who, or that which, displaces. The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement. Displacer is the solo electronic project of Toronto, Ontario-based musician Michael Morton. Song lyrics by displacer -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by displacer on the Lyrics.com website.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › displaceDISPLACE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to take the place of someone or something: Many of these workers will be displaced by modern technology. displace verb [T] (MOVE) to make someone or something leave their usual place or position: The earthquake displaced thousands of people. displacement. noun [ U ]

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   displace something to move something from its usual position Check for roof tiles that have been displaced by the wind. Definition of displace verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › displacedisplace | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to take the place of someone or something: Many of these workers will be displaced by modern technology. displace verb [T] (MOVE) to make someone or something leave their usual place or position: The earthquake displaced thousands of people. displacement. noun [ U ]

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   displace. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧place /dɪsˈpleɪs/ AWL verb [ transitive] 1 to take the place or position of something or someone SYN replace Coal has been displaced by natural gas as a major source of energy. immigrants who displace US workers in the job market 2 to make a group of people or animals have to ...

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › displacesDisplaces Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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. Synonym Discussion of Displace.

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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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   Definitions of 'displace' 1. If one thing displaces another, it forces the other thing out of its place, position, or role, and then occupies that place, position, or role itself. [...] 2. If a person or group of people is displaced, they are forced to moved away from the area where they live. [...] More. Conjugations of 'displace'