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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- displace :cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- the refugees were displaced by the war
- displace :take the place of or have precedence over
- live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour|discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
- displace :terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- The boss fired his secretary today|The company terminated 25% of its workers
- displace :cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
- Move those boxes into the corner, please|I'm moving my money to another bank|The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant