Displace

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Displaced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Displacing.]
	2.	To crowd out; to take the place of. Holland displaced Portugal as the mistress of those seas. - London Times.
	3.	To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.
	4.	To dislodge; to drive away; to banish. You have displaced the mirth. - Shak.

Verb	1.	displace - take the place of
	2.	displace - force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war" Synonyms: force out
	3.	displace - move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" Synonyms: deracinate, uproot
	4.	displace - cause to move, 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" Synonyms: move
	5.	displace - remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" Synonyms: dislodge, bump
	6.	displace - put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives" Synonyms: dislocate

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