Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To move, shift, or force from the usual place or position.
- transitive verb To force to leave a place of residence.
- transitive verb To move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland or other place of residence.
- transitive verb Chemistry To replace (an atom, radical, ion, or molecule) in a compound during a reaction.
- transitive verb Physics To push aside and occupy the physical space of (a volume of fluid).
- transitive verb To take the place of; supplant.
- transitive verb To discharge from a job, office, or position.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To remove to a different place; put out of the usual or proper place: as, to
displace books or papers. - To remove from any position, office, or dignity; depose: as, to
displace an officer of government. - To disorder; disturb; spoil.
- To take the place of; replace
- Synonyms To dislodge, oust, dismiss, discharge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation.
- transitive verb To crowd out; to take the place of.
- transitive verb To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose.
- transitive verb obsolete To dislodge; to drive away; to banish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
move something, or someone, especially toforcibly movepeople from theirhomeland . - verb To
supplant , or take the place of something or someone; tosubstitute . - verb of a floating ship To have a
weight equal to that of thewater displaced.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- verb cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- verb take the place of or have precedence over
Etymologies
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Examples
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This new diplomacy will not in the short term displace traditional state-to-state diplomacy as practiced by foreign ministries, but it will impact the way those ministries do business.
PD Line 2009
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This new diplomacy will not in the short term displace traditional state-to-state diplomacy as practiced by foreign ministries, but it will impact the way those ministries do business.
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This new diplomacy will not in the short term displace traditional state-to-state diplomacy as practiced by foreign ministries, but it will impact the way those ministries do business.
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This new diplomacy will not in the short term displace traditional state-to-state diplomacy as practiced by foreign ministries, but it will impact the way those ministries do business.
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This new diplomacy will not in the short term displace traditional state-to-state diplomacy as practiced by foreign ministries, but it will impact the way those ministries do business.
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This new diplomacy will not in the short term displace traditional state-to-state diplomacy as practiced by foreign ministries, but it will impact the way those ministries do business.
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This new diplomacy will not in the short term displace traditional state-to-state diplomacy as practiced by foreign ministries, but it will impact the way those ministries do business.
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In a commentary for the Times newspaper today, Sorrell said that the emergence of the Internet would not "displace" other platforms, but would eventually be folded in.
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In a commentary for the Times newspaper today, Sorrell said that the emergence of the Internet would not "displace" other platforms, but would eventually be folded in.
Faces Of The Week: May 29-June 2, 2006 Forbes Faces Of The Week: May 29-June 2, 2006 Forbes.com staff 2006
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The gist was that the Internet would not "displace" other platforms, but eventually be folded in.
U.K. Faces Of The Week, May 29-June 3 Forbes.com staff 2006
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