displace

[ dis-pleys ]

/ dɪsˈpleɪs /

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verb (used with object), dis·placed, dis·plac·ing.

to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.

to move or put out of the usual or proper place.

to take the place of; replace; supplant: Fiction displaces fact.

to remove from a position, office, or dignity.

Obsolete. to rid oneself of.

Origin of displace

1545–55; dis-¹ + place, perhaps modeled on Middle French desplacer

SYNONYMS FOR displace

2 relocate.

4 depose, oust, dismiss.

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2. Displace, misplace mean to put something in a different place from where it should be. To displace often means to shift something solid and comparatively immovable, more or less permanently from its place: The flood displaced houses from their foundations. To misplace is to put an object in a wrong place so that it is difficult to find: Papers belonging in the safe were misplaced and temporarily lost.

OTHER WORDS FROM displace

dis·place·a·ble, adjectivepre·dis·place, verb (used with object), pre·dis·placed, pre·dis·plac·ing.un·dis·place·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby displace

dispireme, dispirit, dispirited, dispiriting, dispiteous, displace, displaced, displaced homemaker, displaced person, displacement, displacement activity

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Example sentences from the Web for displace

But as machines continue to displace humans in a range of fields, they may exacerbate our structural problems with jobs growth.
Robotic Technologies Could Aggravate the U.S. Problem of Slow Jobs Growth|Robert Shapiro|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And yet stories of individual acts of kindness and bravery are beginning to displace the horror.
‘In the Face of Evil, Americans Will Lift Up What’s Good’|Eleanor Clift|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As someone who rejects that view, play futurist for a second: What kind of technologies could displace the Internet?
The Internet Won’t Save Us: Evgeny Morozov’s Stand Against Technology Solutionism|Robert Herritt|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The 40th mile of capacity will displace gasoline only on trips over 40 miles.
Electric Vehicles May Be the Green Car of the Future, But Hybrids Are the Green Car of the Present|Megan McArdle|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The first mile worth of battery capacity added to the vehicle will displace gasoline every time you use it.
Electric Vehicles May Be the Green Car of the Future, But Hybrids Are the Green Car of the Present|Megan McArdle|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In Europe, the birthplace of the three-phase system, it has failed to displace continuous current for transmission work.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams
The President and cabinet are still at work on the one hundred clerks in the departments whom they wish to displace.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones
"A sharp tug at the cord will displace the nets," went on Saya Chone.
Jack Haydon's Quest|John Finnemore
You accumulate machinery,—you increase the total of wealth; but what becomes of the labour you displace?
Zanoni|Edward Bulwer Lytton
The best they ever did was to displace the hinge for a flexible bit of steel plate.
The Iron Ration|George Abel Schreiner

British Dictionary definitions for displace

displace

/ (dɪsˈpleɪs) /

verb (tr)

to move from the usual or correct location

to remove from office or employment

to occupy the place of; replace; supplant

to force (someone) to leave home or country, as during a war

chem to replace (an atom or group in a chemical compound) by another atom or group

physics to cause a displacement of (a quantity of liquid, usually water of a specified type and density)

Derived forms of displace

displaceable, adjectivedisplacer, noun

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单词	displace
释义	displace [ dis-pleys ] / dɪsˈpleɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR displace ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), dis·placed, dis·plac·ing. to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc. to move or put out of the usual or proper place. to take the place of; replace; supplant: Fiction displaces fact. to remove from a position, office, or dignity. Obsolete. to rid oneself of. Origin of displace 1545–55; dis-¹ + place, perhaps modeled on Middle French desplacer SYNONYMS FOR displace 2 relocate. 4 depose, oust, dismiss. SEE SYNONYMS FOR displace ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for displace 2. Displace, misplace mean to put something in a different place from where it should be. To displace often means to shift something solid and comparatively immovable, more or less permanently from its place: The flood displaced houses from their foundations. To misplace is to put an object in a wrong place so that it is difficult to find: Papers belonging in the safe were misplaced and temporarily lost. OTHER WORDS FROM displace dis·place·a·ble, adjectivepre·dis·place, verb (used with object), pre·dis·placed, pre·dis·plac·ing.un·dis·place·a·ble, adjective Words nearby displace dispireme, dispirit, dispirited, dispiriting, dispiteous, displace, displaced, displaced homemaker, displaced person, displacement, displacement activity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for displace But as machines continue to displace humans in a range of fields, they may exacerbate our structural problems with jobs growth. Robotic Technologies Could Aggravate the U.S. Problem of Slow Jobs Growth\|Robert Shapiro\|July 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And yet stories of individual acts of kindness and bravery are beginning to displace the horror. ‘In the Face of Evil, Americans Will Lift Up What’s Good’\|Eleanor Clift\|April 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST As someone who rejects that view, play futurist for a second: What kind of technologies could displace the Internet? The Internet Won’t Save Us: Evgeny Morozov’s Stand Against Technology Solutionism\|Robert Herritt\|March 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The 40th mile of capacity will displace gasoline only on trips over 40 miles. Electric Vehicles May Be the Green Car of the Future, But Hybrids Are the Green Car of the Present\|Megan McArdle\|January 24, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The first mile worth of battery capacity added to the vehicle will displace gasoline every time you use it. Electric Vehicles May Be the Green Car of the Future, But Hybrids Are the Green Car of the Present\|Megan McArdle\|January 24, 2013\|DAILY BEAST In Europe, the birthplace of the three-phase system, it has failed to displace continuous current for transmission work. Electric Transmission of Water Power\|Alton D. Adams The President and cabinet are still at work on the one hundred clerks in the departments whom they wish to displace. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital\|John Beauchamp Jones "A sharp tug at the cord will displace the nets," went on Saya Chone. Jack Haydon's Quest\|John Finnemore You accumulate machinery,—you increase the total of wealth; but what becomes of the labour you displace? Zanoni\|Edward Bulwer Lytton The best they ever did was to displace the hinge for a flexible bit of steel plate. The Iron Ration\|George Abel Schreiner British Dictionary definitions for displace displace / (dɪsˈpleɪs) / verb (tr) to move from the usual or correct location to remove from office or employment to occupy the place of; replace; supplant to force (someone) to leave home or country, as during a war chem to replace (an atom or group in a chemical compound) by another atom or group physics to cause a displacement of (a quantity of liquid, usually water of a specified type and density) Derived forms of displace displaceable, adjectivedisplacer, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to displace disturb, expel, lose, uproot, evict, force out, transport, mislay, unsettle, eject, shift, transpose, misplace, dislodge, relegate, change, dispossess, derange, dislocate, disarrange
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displace

verb (used with object), dis·placed, dis·plac·ing.

Origin of displace

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verb (tr)

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