word
Displace
Dih-SPLAYS
/dɪˈspleɪs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
displace
Dictionary meaning
Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.
Examples
- The refugees were displaced by the war.
Synonyms: move
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