displace
英[dɪs'pleɪs]
美[dɪs'ples]
英英释意
- 1. take the place of
- 2. force to move;
- "the refugees were displaced by the war"
- 3. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment;
- "The war uprooted many people"
- 4. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense;
- "Move those boxes into the corner, please"
- "I'm moving my money to another bank"
- "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
- 5. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied;
- "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
- 6. put out of its usual place, position, or relationship;
- "The colonists displaced the natives"