Displace Meaning in English
word
dɪsˈpɫeɪs
dis-PLAYS
dɪsplˈeɪs
dis-PLAYS
Definition
To force someone or something to move from its usual place; or to take the place of something else.
Usage & Nuances
Usually formal or technical. Common with people (due to war, disaster: 'displaced persons') and with objects/technologies (one thing replaces another). Don't confuse with 'replace'—'displace' implies force or removal, 'replace' is just substitution.
Spanish: desplazar - desalojarPortuguese (BR): deslocar - desalojarPortuguese (PT): deslocar - desalojarChinese (Simplified): 取代 - 使离开（位置）Chinese (Traditional): 取代 - 使離開（位置）Hindi: विस्थापित करनाArabic: يزيح - يُهجّرBengali: উচ্ছেদ করা - স্থানচ্যুত করাRussian: вытеснять - перемещатьJapanese: 追い出す - 取って代わるVietnamese: di dời - thay thếKorean: 쫓아내다 - 대체하다Turkish: yerinden etmek - yerini almakUrdu: بیدخل کرنا - بےدخل کرناIndonesian: mengusir - menggantikan
Example Sentences
Many families were displaced by the flooding.
basic
A new factory will displace the old marketplace.
basic
The wind displaced the chairs on the patio.
basic
New technologies often displace older ways of working.
natural
Thousands were displaced when the dam broke.
natural
If you push that book, it will displace the others on the shelf.
natural