displace

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪsˈpleɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪsˈpleɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dis plās′)

Inflections of 'displace' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
displaces
v 3rd person singular
displacing
v pres p
displaced
v past
displaced
v past p

displace
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Sense: Verb: force people to leave their home
Synonyms:
uproot, relocate Collocations, exile, deport, banish, expatriate, kick out (slang), force out, oust, relegate
Sense: Verb: replace
Synonyms:
replace Collocations, substitute Collocations, supplant, supersede Collocations, take the place of
Sense: Verb: move
Synonyms:
move Collocations, shift Collocations, disturb Collocations, upset Collocations, budge Collocations, mess up (informal), knock sth out of place, knock sth out of position, move sth out of place, move sth out of position, reposition, relocate Collocations, dislocate, disarrange, disorder Collocations
Sense: Verb: unseat
Synonyms:
unseat, oust, dethrone, unthrone, overthrow Collocations, topple, take down, uncrown, unmake


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