displace
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displace
- /dɪsˈpleɪs/ UK
- /dɪzˈpleɪs/ UK
- /dɪsˈpleɪs/ US
Rhymes with -eɪs
Where it comes from
From Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer).
verb displaces · displacing · displaced
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To put out of place; to disarrange.
Similar: outplace
- To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland. Manipur: Thousands displaced as ethnic clashes grip north-eastern state
- To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
- To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced. Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind.
- To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
- To repress. Freud considered shyness to be evidence of displaced narcissism.
Translations
Every language
verb to move something or someone
| Español | desahuciar, desplazar, desterrar |
|---|---|
| Português | deslocar |
| Deutsch | umsiedeln, vertreiben, verschieben, verlagern |
verb to supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute
| Español | desplazar, reprimir, reemplazar, substituir, suplantar, desbancar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verdrängen |
| Italiano | rimpiazzare, sostituire |
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