displace
verb
dis·place
(ˌ)dis-ˈplās 
di-ˈsplās
displaced; displacing; displaces
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
Examples of displace in a Sentence
The war has displaced thousands of people.
The hurricane displaced most of the town's residents.
The closing of the factory has displaced many workers.
farming practices that displace large amounts of soil
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Nearly 90 percent of Gaza's 2.3 million residents have been displaced, often multiple times.
—
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
More than 2,200 Lebanese have been killed in recent weeks, while a quarter of the country’s population is displaced.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Renegotiate international refugee rules to provide protections for people displaced by climate change and welcome them to the U.S.
Install a climate envoy in every major embassy around the world.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
But the anti-trust concerns of the Justice Department, which resulted in Constellation Brands owning the Modelo brands in the U.S., eventually culminated in Modelo Especial displacing AB InBev’s own Bud Light as the most popular beer in America.
—Don Tse, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
More than 2,200 Lebanese have been killed in recent weeks, while a quarter of the country’s population is displaced.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Renegotiate international refugee rules to provide protections for people displaced by climate change and welcome them to the U.S.
Install a climate envoy in every major embassy around the world.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
But the anti-trust concerns of the Justice Department, which resulted in Constellation Brands owning the Modelo brands in the U.S., eventually culminated in Modelo Especial displacing AB InBev’s own Bud Light as the most popular beer in America.
—Don Tse, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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displace
verb
dis·place
(ˈ)dis-ˈplās
1
: to remove from a usual or proper place
especially
: to expel or force to flee from home or homeland
displaced persons
2
a
: to remove physically out of position
water displaced by a floating object
b
: to take the place of : replace
Medical Definition
displace
transitive verb
dis·place
(ˈ)dis-ˈplās
displaced; displacing
1
a
: to remove from the usual or proper place
in heterotopia the gray portions of the cord are displaced so that patches of gray matter are scattered among the bundles of white fibers—R. L. Cecil et al.
R. L. Cecil et al.
b
: to shift (an emotion or behavior) from a maladaptive or unacceptable object or form of outlet to a more adaptive or acceptable one
displace punishable behavior by directing it towards things that cannot punish—B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner2
: to set free from chemical combination by taking the place of
zinc displaces the hydrogen of dilute acids
3
: to subject to percolation
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