verb🔗ShareTo put out of place; to disarrange."The moving company carefully displaced the heavy furniture to make room for the new sofa. "positionactionplaceieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland."The earthquake displaced many families from their homes. "politicsworlddisastergovernmentenvironmentnationhistoryieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute."The new teacher displaced the old one, taking over her classroom and teaching duties. "positionactionorganizationmilitaryjobbusinessieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced."Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind."positionjobbusinesseconomyieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced."The cruise ship displaced a large amount of water, as expected for its size. "nauticalphysicssailingieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo repress"He tried to displace the painful memory of the accident by focusing on work. "mindieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
