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displace - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'displace' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Displace [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To crowd out; to take the place of.
- To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.
- To dislodge; to drive away; to banish.

Meaning of 'displace' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . displace [ v]
Meaning (1):
- take the place of or have precedence over
Example in sentence:
  • discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor;
  • live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
Meaning (2):
- cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Example in sentence:
  • I'm moving my money to another bank;
  • Move those boxes into the corner, please;
  • The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Meaning (3):
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Example in sentence:
  • The boss fired his secretary today;
  • The company terminated 25% of its workers
Meaning (4):
- cause to move, usually with force or pressure
Example in sentence:
  • the refugees were displaced by the war