Dictionary Entry
displace
displace is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To crowd out; to take the place of.
- 3transitive verb
To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.
- 4transitive verb
To dislodge; to drive away; to banish.
- 5verb
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"
Synonyms
- 6verb
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
"the refugees were displaced by the war"
- 7verb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"
"The company terminated 25% of its workers"
- 8verb
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"
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