displace

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /dɪsˈpleɪs/ UK /dɪsˈpleɪs/ See IPA manual

verb 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.

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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

From Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer).

Topics

Space, Position & Direction Verbs of Movement

# 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
- Space, Position & Direction
- Verbs of Movement

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