displace

pronunciation

How to pronounce displace in British English: UK [dɪsˈpleɪs]word uk audio image

How to pronounce displace in American English: US [dɪsˈpleɪs] word us audio image

  • Verb:
    take the place of
    force to move
    move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
    cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
    put out of its usual place, position, or relationship

Word Origin

displace (v.)
1550s, from Middle French desplacer (15c.), from des- (see dis-) + placer "to place." Related: Displaced; displacing. Displaced person "refugee" is from 1944.

Antonym

Example

1. Do I want to displace microsoftoff the desktop ?
2. Unsubsidised renewables can currently displace fossil fuels only in special circumstances .
3. Should we care that they might displace humans in the process ?
4. But they may just displace migrants to other , easier routes .
5. It will also show you exactly how your post will displace in search engines .

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