Definition of Displace

Displace

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library are all displaced.

To crowd out; to take the place of.

To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.

To dislodge; to drive away; to banish.

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Displace Quotations

I just think the most difficult thing to displace is privilege.
Sean Connery

For infrastructure technology, C will be hard to displace.
Dennis Ritchie

Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.
Rick Perry

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Displace Translations

displace in German is verschieben, verlagern, versetzen, verschieben
displace in Spanish is desplazar

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