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displace
/dɪspˈleɪs/ · 8 letters · 8 distinct letters
- verb
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
the refugees were displaced by the war
- verb
take the place of or have precedence over
live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
- verb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
The boss fired his secretary today
- verb
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