What does displace mean?
Definitions for displace
dɪsˈpleɪsdis·place
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Princeton's WordNet
displaceverb
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
"the refugees were displaced by the war"
preempt, displaceverb
take the place of or have precedence over
"live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminateverb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
move, displaceverb
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
"Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
Wiktionary
displaceverb
To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
displaceverb
To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
displaceverb
To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Displaceverb
Etymology: dis and place.
To displace any who are in, upon displeasure, is by all means to be avoided, unless there be a manifest cause for it. Francis Bacon.
Abdal, who commands
The city, is the prince’s friend, and therefore
Must be displac’d, and thou shalt strait succeed him. John Denham.A religion established by God himself, should not be displaced by any thing, under a demonstration of that divine power that first introduced it. Robert South, Sermons.
One then may be displac’d, and one may reign;
And want of merit render birthright vain. John Dryden, Aurengz.You have displac’d the mirth, broke the good meeting,
With most admir’d disorder. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
ChatGPT
displace
Displace generally means to move, shift or remove something from its usual or proper place. In physics, it often refers to the change in position of an object. In human context, it may refer to forcing people to leave their homes, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Webster Dictionary
Displaceverb
to change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library are all displaced
Displaceverb
to crowd out; to take the place of
Displaceverb
to remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue
Displaceverb
to dislodge; to drive away; to banish
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Displace
dis-plās′, v.t. to put out of place: to disarrange: to remove from a state, office, or dignity.—adj. Displace′able.—n. Displace′ment, a putting out of place: the difference between the position of a body at a given time and that occupied at first: the quantity of water displaced by a ship afloat. [O. Fr. desplacer—L. dis, neg., and place.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of displace in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of displace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of displace in a Sentence
KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government) forces appear to be spearheading a concerted campaign to forcibly displace Arab communities by destroying entire villages in areas they have recaptured from IS in northern Iraq, the forced displacement of civilians and the deliberate destruction of homes and property without military justification, may amount to war crimes.
Unfortunately, loopholes in the program have allowed a small handful of employers to game the system to displace American workers, and crowd out others who legitimately need the limited slots ... to recruit individuals with unique skill sets not available here at home.
The purpose of legal immigration should be to grow the economy, not displace American workers, under no circumstances should legal immigration levels be adjusted upwards so long as work-force participation rates remain below historical levels.
Climate change disasters will displace more and more. Those who are most exposed are the poorest.
The long-term impact willlikelybe greater, as this breach impacts millions of consumers who trust Equifax with their most personal information, and trust is at the core of their business, based on its severity and the sheer numbers involved, a breach like this will displace consumer trust, and potentially wipe out additional value quickly.
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