displace

4 definitions • 5 examples

to force something out of its usual or original position:

The blow displaced the woman's eardrum and left her partially deaf.

to force someone to leave their home:

The building of a new dam will displace thousands of people who live in this area.

to start to be used instead of something or someone else; to replace something or someone:

Contemporary technoscience has largely displaced these early thermodynamic principles.

The next step, the union fears, is for contractors to start fitting parts onto planes on the line, displacing well-paid workers.

to force something or someone out of its usual or original place:

A major government offensive against rebel groups threatens to displace large numbers of people.