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; |
2. | To crowd out; to take the place of. | |
3. | To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; | |
4. | To dislodge; to drive away; to banish. |
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" | |
6. | displace - put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives" Synonyms: dislocate |