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displace

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Main Entry: dis·place
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dis-ˈplās, di-ˈsplās\
Function: 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 displaces 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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