displace B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /dɪsˈpleɪs/ UK /dɪsˈpleɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #46108 Meanings 1 verb To force people to leave their home or country, especially because of war or disaster. Thousands of families were displaced by the floods. 2 verb To take the place of something else. Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind. 3 verb To move something out of its usual position. The heavy ship displaces a large volume of water. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 verb · to take the place of... replace 3 verb · to move something out of... move Word family Forms displaceddisplacesdisplacing Derived forms displaceabilitydisplaceabledisplacementdisplacerdisplaciveredisplaceretrodisplace Etymology AI details From Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer). Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # displace **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈpleɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈpleɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 46108 ## Meanings 1. To force people to leave their home or country, especially because of war or disaster. 2. To take the place of something else. 3. To move something out of its usual position. ## Examples - Thousands of families were displaced by the floods. - Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind. - The heavy ship displaces a large volume of water. ## Derived Forms - displaceability - displaceable - displacement - displacer - displacive - redisplace - retrodisplace ## Etymology From Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer). ## AI Etymology Displace comes from Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer). In current use, the main senses are “To force people to leave their home or country, especially because of war or disaster” and “To take the place of something else”. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown