displace
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/dɪsˈpleɪs/
(UK)
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/dɪsˈpleɪs/ (UK) · /dɪzˈpleɪs/ (UK) · /dɪsˈpleɪs/ (US)
Definition of displace
6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- To put out of place; to disarrange.
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verb
- To put out of place; to disarrange.
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To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
“Manipur: Thousands displaced as ethnic clashes grip north-eastern state”
- To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
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To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced.
“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.”
- To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
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To repress.
“Freud considered shyness to be evidence of displaced narcissism.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer).
Words you can make from displace
200+ playable · top: CLASPED (12 pts)
Best play clasped 12 points7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
39 words- CAPSID 11 pts
- PLACED 11 pts
- PLACID 11 pts
- SCAPED 11 pts
- SPACED 11 pts
- SPICED 11 pts
- APICES 10 pts
- EPICAL 10 pts
- PLACES 10 pts
- PLAICE 10 pts
- PLICAE 10 pts
- PLICAS 10 pts
- SPICAE 10 pts
- SPLICE 10 pts
- ALCIDS 9 pts
- ALIPED 9 pts
- CLADES 9 pts
- DECALS 9 pts
- DISPEL 9 pts
- ELAPID 9 pts
- LAPSED 9 pts
- LISPED 9 pts
- PADLES 9 pts
- PEDALS 9 pts
- PLAIDS 9 pts
- PLEADS 9 pts
- PLEIAD 9 pts
- SALPID 9 pts
- SCALED 9 pts
- SLICED 9 pts
- SLIPED 9 pts
- SPILED 9 pts
- ESPIAL 8 pts
- LIPASE 8 pts
- AISLED 7 pts
- DEASIL 7 pts
- IDEALS 7 pts
- LADIES 7 pts
- SAILED 7 pts
5-letter words
97 words- CAPED 10 pts
- PACED 10 pts
- ASPIC 9 pts
- CAPES 9 pts
- CLAPS 9 pts
- CLASP 9 pts
- CLIPS 9 pts
- EPICS 9 pts
- PACES 9 pts
- PICAL 9 pts
- PICAS 9 pts
- PLACE 9 pts
- PLICA 9 pts
- SCALP 9 pts
- SCAPE 9 pts
- SEPIC 9 pts
- SPACE 9 pts
- SPICA 9 pts
- SPICE 9 pts
- ACIDS 8 pts
- ALCID 8 pts
- ASDIC 8 pts
- CADES 8 pts
- CADIS 8 pts
- CAIDS 8 pts
- CASED 8 pts
- CEDIS 8 pts
- CLADE 8 pts
- CLADS 8 pts
- DACES 8 pts
- DECAL 8 pts
- DICES 8 pts
- LACED 8 pts
- PADIS 8 pts
- PADLE 8 pts
- PALED 8 pts
- PEDAL 8 pts
- PEDIS 8 pts
- PILED 8 pts
- PLAID 8 pts
- PLEAD 8 pts
- PLIED 8 pts
- SAPID 8 pts
- SCALD 8 pts
- SIPED 8 pts
- SPADE 8 pts
- SPAED 8 pts
- SPIED 8 pts
- ALECS 7 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- LACES 7 pts
- LAICS 7 pts
- LAPIS 7 pts
- LAPSE 7 pts
- LEAPS 7 pts
- LIPAS 7 pts
- PAILS 7 pts
- PAISE 7 pts
- PALES 7 pts
- PALIS 7 pts
- PEALS 7 pts
- PILEA 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PLEAS 7 pts
- PLIES 7 pts
- SAICE 7 pts
- SALEP 7 pts
- SALIC 7 pts
- SCALE 7 pts
- SEPAL 7 pts
- SEPIA 7 pts
- SLICE 7 pts
- SLIPE 7 pts
- SPAIL 7 pts
- SPALE 7 pts
- SPEIL 7 pts
- SPIEL 7 pts
- SPILE 7 pts
- AIDES 6 pts
- AILED 6 pts
- ASIDE 6 pts
- DALES 6 pts
- DEALS 6 pts
- DEILS 6 pts
- DELIS 6 pts
- DIALS 6 pts
- IDEAL 6 pts
- IDEAS 6 pts
- IDLES 6 pts
- ISLED 6 pts
- LADES 6 pts
- LASED 6 pts
- LEADS 6 pts
- SIDLE 6 pts
- SLIDE 6 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
4-letter words
54 words- CAPE 8 pts
- CAPS 8 pts
- CEPS 8 pts
- CLAP 8 pts
- CLIP 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- ACED 7 pts
- ACID 7 pts
- APED 7 pts
- CADE 7 pts
- CADI 7 pts
- CADS 7 pts
- CAID 7 pts
- CEDI 7 pts
- CLAD 7 pts
- DACE 7 pts
- DAPS 7 pts
- DEPS 7 pts
- DICE 7 pts
- DIPS 7 pts
- DISC 7 pts
- ICED 7 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- ALPS 6 pts
- APES 6 pts
- APSE 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- CALS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- AIDS 5 pts
- DAIS 5 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DALS 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIAL 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
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