displace |disˈplās|
verb [ with obj. ]
take over the place, position, or role of (someone or something): in the northern states of India, Hindi has largely displaced English.
• cause (something) to move from its proper or usual place: he seems to have displaced some vertebrae.
• (usu. be displaced) force (someone) to leave their home, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster: thousands of people have been displaced by the civil war.
• remove (someone) from a job or position of authority against their will: his aides were discredited and displaced.
derivatives
displacer noun
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