displace[verb]Synonyms:- move, disturb, misplace, shift, transpose
- replace, oust, succeed, supersede, supplant, take the place of
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
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 market2. 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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲