DISPLACE

v. 1 move, transfer, shift, relocate, dislocate, misplace, disturb, disarrange, disorder, unsettle The entire population of the village was displaced when the dam was built 2 expel, unseat, eject, evict, exile, banish, depose, remove, oust, dismiss, discharge, cashier, Colloq fire, kick or throw out, Brit sack The voters displaced the corrupt council 3 take the place of, supplant, replace, supersede, succeed Watching television has displaced reading in many modern homes