dəs, (ˈ)dis+ transitive verb
Etymology: probably from Middle French desplacer, from des- dis- (I) + place — more at place
1.
a. : to remove from the usual or proper place : put out of place ; specifically : to expel or force to flee from home or homeland
the war has displaced thousands of people
b. : to remove from an office or position of dignity : discharge , depose
c. obsolete : to drive away : banish
d. : to shift or redirect from a previous or usual objective or form of outlet
in every society there are hatreds and frustrations which the movement of events displaces on chosen victims — Max Lerner
2. : to crowd out : take the place of especially by force : move from place by occupying the space : supplant
the Bishop's Bible that immediately displaced the Great Bible as the ecclesiastical version in use in the churches — I.M.Price
today, when barns have been displaced by garages — American Guide Series: Minnesota
specifically : to set free from chemical combination by taking the place of
zinc displaces the hydrogen of dilute acids
3. : to put (an object) in place of another : substitute (one thing) for another
an effort … to displace the American shoe with the English boot — Encyc. Americana
4. : to subject to percolation
Synonyms: see replace