EnglishMain Dictionary
displace
Universal Words
verb [VN] [oftenpassive]
1 to take the place of sb/sth:
Gradually factory workers have been displaced by machines. * (technical) The ship displaces 58000 tonnes (= as a way of measuring of its size).
2 to force people to move away from their home to another place:
Around 10000 people have been displaced by the fighting.
3 to move sth from its usual position:
Check for roof tiles that have been displaced by the wind.
4 (especially AmE) to remove sb from a job or position:
The nation's displaced workers are not receiving enough help with job-seeking.
