displace

B2
Pronunciation
/dɪsˈpleɪs/
Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To put out of place; to disarrange.

2 Definition

To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.

3 Definition

To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.

4 Definition

To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced.

Example Sentences
  • Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind.
5 Definition

(of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.

6 Definition

To repress