Displace
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verb
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noun
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(As a verb)
Displace ( verb )
- To move or shift someone or something from its place or position.
- To replace or substitute someone or something in a place or position.
- To cause to leave one's home or place of origin.
Origin:
From latin displăcere, meaning to move or shift from a position or place.
Examples:
- The construction of the dam displaced hundreds of people from their homes.
- The new technology displaced many workers in the industry.
- The floods displaced the wildlife from their habitats.
- The new policies displaced the old practices in the company.
- The introduction of the new product displaced the demand for the old one.
(As a noun)
Displace ( noun )
- To move or shift someone or something from its place or position.
- To replace or substitute someone or something in a place or position.
- To cause to leave one's home or place of origin.
Origin:
From latin displăcere, meaning to move or shift from a position or place.
Examples:
- The construction of the dam displaced hundreds of people from their homes.
- The new technology displaced many workers in the industry.
- The floods displaced the wildlife from their habitats.
- The new policies displaced the old practices in the company.
- The introduction of the new product displaced the demand for the old one.