Word Information

Displace

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Definitions for Displace

verb
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
Examples
  1. the refugees were displaced by the war
verb
take the place of or have precedence over
Synonyms
Examples
  1. live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
  2. discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
verb
terminate the employment of
Synonyms
fire give notice can dismiss give the axe send away sack force out give the sack terminate
Examples
  1. discharge from an office or position
  2. The boss fired his secretary today
  3. The company terminated 25% of its workers
verb
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Synonyms
Examples
  1. Move those boxes into the corner, please
  2. I'm moving my money to another bank
  3. The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant

Scrabble (13 points)

Words with Friends (16 points)

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