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displace Definition


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displace
verb
    1. To put or take something or someone out of the usual place.
    2. To take the place of someone or something.
      Thesaurus: replace, supplant.
    3. To remove someone from a post.
      Thesaurus: remove, move, dislodge, depose, oust, eject, dismiss.
Etymology: 18c in senses 1 and 2; 16c in sense 3.



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