DISPLACE


Meaning of DISPLACE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dis-ˈplās, di-ˈsplās ]

transitive verb

Etymology: probably from Middle French desplacer, from des- dis- + place place

Date: 1549

1.

a. : to remove from the usual or proper place ; specifically : to expel or force to flee from home or homeland

displaced persons

b. : to remove from an office, status, or job

c. obsolete : to drive out : banish

2.

a. : to move physically out of position

a floating object displace s water

b. : to take the place of (as in a chemical reaction) : supplant

Synonyms: see replace

• dis·place·able -ˈplā-sə-bəl adjective

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