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Displace
Meaning
Verb
●
To
put
out of place
; to disarrange.
●
To
move
something, or someone, especially to
forcibly
move
people from their homeland.
●
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
replace
d.
●
To have a
weight
equal
to that of the water displaced.
●
In Psychology:
To repress.
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Origin
displace
English
dis-
English
place
English
place
Middle English (1100-1500)
plæse
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Dislodge
Expel
Supplant
Absorb
Destroy
Disrupt
Decimate
Outcompete
Obliterate
Remove
Annihilate
Overwhelm
Eliminate
Weaken
Replace
Overtake
Divert
Dissolve
Deplete
Dissipate
Disturb
Release
Degrade
Adsorb
Separate
Substitute
Alter
Destabilize
Undermine
Damage
Generate
Penetrate
Devastate
Disperse
Transform
Alienate
Liberate
Abandon
Occupy
Neutralise
Suppress
Erode
Overpower
Neutralize
Eradicate
Push
Deflect
Lose
Endanger
Isolate
Retain
Induce
Emit
Reduce
Repel
Dilute
Trap
Attack
Relocate
Move
Threaten
Bring Down
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Rhymes
Ace
Race
Bass
Vase
Jace
Pace
Case
Case
Base
Lace
Face
Mace
Naas
Dace
Reys
Brace
Chase
Space
Abase
Trace
Erase
Apace
Place
Grace
Thrace
Efface
Plaice
Encase
Enlace
Deface
Debase
Embrace
Replace
Grimace
Retrace
Outpace
Aggrace
Disgrace
Displace
Misgrace
Supplace
Misplace
Interface
Interlace
Bouillabaisse
White Space
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