displace
verb (used with object), dis·placed, dis·plac·ing.
Origin of displace
Synonyms for displace
Synonym study
Related Words for displace
disturb, expel, lose, uproot, evict, transport, mislay, unsettle, eject, shift, transpose, misplace, dislodge, relegate, change, dispossess, derange, dislocate, disarrange, disestablishExamples from the Web for displace
Contemporary Examples of displace
But as machines continue to displace humans in a range of fields, they may exacerbate our structural problems with jobs growth.
Robotic Technologies Could Aggravate the U.S. Problem of Slow Jobs GrowthRobert Shapiro
July 19, 2013
And yet stories of individual acts of kindness and bravery are beginning to displace the horror.
As someone who rejects that view, play futurist for a second: What kind of technologies could displace the Internet?
The Internet Won’t Save Us: Evgeny Morozov’s Stand Against Technology SolutionismRobert Herritt
March 5, 2013
The 40th mile of capacity will displace gasoline only on trips over 40 miles.
Electric Vehicles May Be the Green Car of the Future, But Hybrids Are the Green Car of the PresentMegan McArdle
January 24, 2013
The first mile worth of battery capacity added to the vehicle will displace gasoline every time you use it.
Electric Vehicles May Be the Green Car of the Future, But Hybrids Are the Green Car of the PresentMegan McArdle
January 24, 2013
Historical Examples of displace
Gates endeavored to displace Washington, but ruined himself in the attempt.
The Siege of BostonAllen French
There was an interval of slight awkwardness, which Susy endeavored to displace.
A Waif of the PlainsBret Harte
We floated like corks, we were so light, and so little water did we displace.
Wandl the InvaderRaymond King Cummings
The yellow newspapers thrive and displace all the others because he likes them.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
The nation did not send them to displace, but to support me.
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. IIFleury de Chaboulon.