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present participle of displace
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1
to change the place or position of
- the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage
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- embedding
- (also imbedding),
- entrenching
- (also intrenching),
- implanting,
- ingraining
- (also engraining),
- lodging,
- rooting
2
to force to leave a country
- World War II displaced people all over Europe
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3
to take the place of
- inefficient methods displaced by newer ones
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4
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
- the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover
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