outplace

[ out-pleys ]

verb (used with object)

, out·placed, out·plac·ing.

1. to provide outplacement for.
2. to displace; supplant:

   Suburban shopping malls outplaced urban department stores in many cities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outplace¹

First recorded in 1925–30; out- + place

Related Words

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