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List of meaning for displace

to forcibly move people from their homeland, or to move someone or something

displace(verb)

cause to move, usually with force or pressure

"the refugees were displaced by the war"

preempt, displace(verb)

take the place of or have precedence over

"live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate(verb)

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

move, displace(verb)

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

"Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

to change the place or position of

the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage

to force to leave a country

World War II displaced people all over Europe

to take the place of

inefficient methods displaced by newer ones

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)

the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover

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