Displace
21displace — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove] Syn. uproot, dislodge, relocate, dismiss; see dismiss 2 , remove 1 . 2. [To take the place of] Syn. replace, supplant, crowd out; see replace 2 . See Synonym Study at replace . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1.… …
22displace — 01. Hundreds of people and their homes were [displaced] to make way for the new highway. 02. The explosion of the space shuttle Columbia in February 2003 [displaced] the U.S. Iraq conflict from the headlines for a few days. 03. It s a classic… …
23displace — dis|place [ dıs pleıs ] verb transitive 1. ) to force someone to leave their own country and live somewhere else 2. ) to take the place of someone or something: Investment in the nationalized industries has simply displaced private investment. 3 …
24displace — [[t]dɪsple͟ɪs[/t]] displaces, displacing, displaced 1) VERB If one thing displaces another, it forces the other thing out of its place, position, or role, and then occupies that place, position, or role itself. [V n] These factories have… …
25displace — dis·place || dɪs pleɪs v. move from its usual place; remove from office; oust, replace, take the place of …
26displace — verb 1》 move from the proper or usual position. 2》 take the place, position, or role of; oust. 3》 [often as adjective displaced] force (someone) to leave their home, typically because of war or persecution: displaced persons …
27displace — v. a. 1. Move, dislocate, put out of place, change the place of. 2. Remove, dislodge, take out or away. 3. Depose, oust, dismiss, discharge, cashier, remove, eject from office …
28displace — verb (T) 1 to take the place of someone or something: Coal is being displaced by natural gas as a major source of energy. 2 to make a group of people or animals have to leave the place where they normally live displaced adjective …
29displace — verb 1) roof tiles displaced by gales Syn: dislodge, dislocate, move, shift, reposition; move out of place, knock out of place/position Ant: replace 2) the director was displaced Syn …
30displace — v 1. disturb, disarrange, disorder, derange, unsettle, confuse; move, relocate, shift, transfer, transpose; misplace, mislay, put in the wrong place. 2. replace, supplant, supersede, succeed, take the place of, crowd out, Inf. bump. 3. remove,… …
