Displace

Verb1.displace - take the place of
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
2.displace - force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
transplant, transfer - lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"
crowd out - press, force, or thrust out of a small space; "The weeds crowded out the flowers"
evacuate - move people from their homes or country
3.displace - move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"
place - assign to (a job or a home)
4.displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
mobilise, mobilize, circulate - cause to move around; "circulate a rumor"
relocate - move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"
dislocate, luxate, splay, slip - move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
translate - change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
station, base, post, send, place - assign to a station
raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate - change the arrangement or position of
channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
funnel - move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
brandish, wave, flourish - move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
draw, pull, force - cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
tug - move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"
eject, turf out, expel, boot out, chuck out, kick out, throw out, exclude, turn out - put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
mesh, lock, operate, engage - keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
set in motion, launch - get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
wrap, twine, wind, roll - wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"
unroll, unwind, wind off - reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
wedge, squeeze, force - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
work - move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"
disgorge, shed, spill - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
slop, spill, splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water"
unseat - dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse
disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
root out, deracinate, extirpate, uproot - pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
press down, depress - press down; "Depress the space key"
lift - take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
riffle, ruffle, flick - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
work - move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"
5.displace - remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
eject, turf out, expel, boot out, chuck out, kick out, throw out, exclude, turn out - put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"
throw - cause to fall off; "The horse threw its unexperienced rider"
6.displace - put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives"
resettle - settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle"

 

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