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Meanings of displace in English

Portuguese
despedir
Catalan
acomiadar
Spanish
finiquitar

Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.

despedir
Portuguese
deslocar
Catalan
moure
Spanish
mover

To cause to move to a new place.

deslocar
Synonyms
Examples for "move"
Examples for "move"
1
However, the move could indeed be to protect the local poultry industry.
The South African
2
The best way to move forward is to simply stay on course.
Disciple of the dog
3
Government officials said the move was to capitalise on favourable market conditions.
Reuters
4
Britain's move follows months of diplomatic threats against the Red Sea state.
Reuters
5
He said the move threatened freedom of speech, belief and open debate.
Radio NZ
Portuguese
substituir
Spanish
reemplazar

Take the place of or have precedence over.

substituir

Uproot.

Usage of displace in English
1
What the Minister calls for will displace the bulge to another location.
The Irish Times
2
The shame within him seemed to displace his strength and his manhood.
The Prussian Officer
3
The skinks compete with native species and were starting to displace them.
Radio NZ
4
From this day henceforth you shall live with those whom I displace.
Condensed Novels
5
Where Greek civilization had been firmly established, Latin could nowhere displace it.
Harvard Classics Volume 28 / Essays English and American
6
She doesn't displace the top of the ticket because veeps never do.
The Guardian
7
If jealous of your sweetheart, you will seek to displace a rival.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
8
O if idols e'er displace him, Tear them from his chosen throne!
California Sketches, New Series
9
In other words, how much water do you think animals displace?
Wired
10
That would displace coal and natural gas, and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Guardian
11
All new species displace species that could not compete with them.
Pathfinder
12
The dam suffered delays after a campaign arguing it would displace local people.
Reuters
13
Take care that you do not displace the numbers in opening the package.
Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
14
Lin wanted to displace Isaac's concerns for her, for a time.
Perdido Street Station
15
The sword was to displace the pen, the hero the poet.
Rattlin the Reefer
16
But it doesn't actually have to displace social networks to succeed.
Wired
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Displace across language varieties
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