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displace
Overview of verb displace
The verb displace has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) displace -- (take the place of)
2. (1) displace, force out -- (force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war")
3. displace, uproot, deracinate -- (move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people")
4. preempt, displace -- (take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor")
5. 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")
6. dislodge, displace, bump -- (remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space")
7. dislocate, displace -- (put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives")
Grep of noun displace
displaced fracture
displaced person
displacement
displacement reaction
displacement unit
Antonyms of verb displace
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb displace
7 senses of displace
Sense 1
displace
=> move
Sense 2
displace, force out
=> move, displace
Sense 3
displace, uproot, deracinate
=> place
=> delegate, designate, depute, assign
=> appoint, charge
Sense 4
preempt, displace
=> supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede
=> succeed, come after, follow
Sense 5
move, displace
Sense 6
dislodge, displace, bump
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> move, displace
Sense 7
dislocate, displace
=> resettle
=> settle, locate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb displace
3 of 7 senses of displace
Sense 2
displace, force out
=> transplant, transfer
=> crowd out
=> evacuate
Sense 5
move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 6
dislodge, displace, bump
=> throw
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb displace
7 senses of displace
Sense 1
displace
=> move
Sense 2
displace, force out
=> move, displace
Sense 3
displace, uproot, deracinate
=> place
Sense 4
preempt, displace
=> supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede
Sense 5
move, displace
Sense 6
dislodge, displace, bump
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
Sense 7
dislocate, displace
=> resettle
'Cause To' of verb displace
1 of 7 senses of displace
Sense 5
move, displace
=> move
Derived Forms of verb displace
2 of 7 senses of displace
Sense 1
displace
RELATED TO>(noun) displacement#2
=> supplanting, displacement
Sense 7
dislocate, displace
RELATED TO>(noun) displacement#6
=> displacement, deracination
Domain of verb displace
Domain Terms of verb displace
Familiarity of verb displace
displace used as a verb is common (polysemy count =7)
Sample Sentences of verb displace
7 senses of displace
Sense 1
displace
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
displace, force out
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 3
displace, uproot, deracinate
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 4
preempt, displace
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
move, displace
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
dislodge, displace, bump
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 7
dislocate, displace
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb displace
6 of 7 senses of displace
Sense 1
displace
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 2
displace, force out
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 3
displace, uproot, deracinate
> place
=> displace, uproot, deracinate
Sense 4
preempt, displace
> supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede
=> substitute, deputize, deputise, step in
=> preempt, displace
=> usurp
=> oust
Sense 6
dislodge, displace, bump
> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> evict, force out
=> evict
=> show the door
=> bounce
=> dislodge, displace, bump
=> exorcise, exorcize
Sense 7
dislocate, displace
> resettle
=> dislocate, displace
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb displace
Sense 1
displace
=> move
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Sense 2
displace, force out
=> move, displace
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Sense 3
displace, uproot, deracinate
=> place
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Sense 4
preempt, displace
=> supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede
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Sense 5
move, displace
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Sense 6
dislodge, displace, bump
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
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Sense 7
dislocate, displace
=> resettle
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Grep of verb displace
displace
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