What does displace mean?
Displace means To put out of place; to disarrange..
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/dɪsˈpleɪs/ · verb
To put out of place; to disarrange..
Manipur: Thousands displaced as ethnic clashes grip north-eastern state
Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind.
All have gone the same way, and since the war have displaced up-to-date steam power on all their principal services by the all-conquering diesel.
Freud considered shyness to be evidence of displaced narcissism.
Use displace when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Displace means To put out of place; to disarrange..
Common synonyms include outplace, move, dislodge, uproot.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Manipur: Thousands displaced as ethnic clashes grip north-eastern state
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