displace
[verb]
Synonyms:
- move, disturb, misplace, shift, transpose
- replace, oust, succeed, supersede, supplant, take the place of

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dis‧place AC /dɪsˈpleɪs/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: place, placement, placing, displacement, replacement; verb: place, displace, misplace, replace; adjective: displaced, misplaced, replaceable]
[Word Family: verb: displace; noun: displacement; adjective: displaced]

1. to take the place or position of something or someone Synonym : 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 leave the place where they normally live:
Fifty thousand people have been displaced by the fighting.

3. to force something out of its usual place or position:
The water displaced by the landslides created a tidal wave.
—displaced adjective

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