Meaning & Definition of word "Displace"

Displace

/dɪsˈpleɪs/

1. To remove from the usual or accustomed place.
- Example: The construction work will displace many families from their homes.
2. To take the place of; to supplant.
- Example: Digital downloads are beginning to displace physical media in the music industry.
3. To force (someone or something) to move from its usual location.
- Example: The floodwaters began to displace animals from their habitats.
4. In physics, to remove (a liquid) from a vessel by introducing another liquid.
- Example: Adding the new solution will displace the existing liquid in the container.

Middle English desplaicen, from Old French despla(IDCER), from Latin displacere.

displace one's fears:

to confront or get rid of one's fears

displace the blame:

to assign blame to someone other than the actual guilty party

replacement:

the act of taking the place of another

eviction:

the action of expelling someone from a property

dislocation:

the act of displacing something or someone

Meaning: to kick someone out

Example Sentence: He was totally displaced from the party after that fight.

Meaning: to take over a spot or position

Example Sentence: She just displaced him in the lineup.