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Meaning of word displace from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

displace   verb

Meaning : Cause to move, usually with force or pressure.

Example : The refugees were displaced by the war.

Meaning : Take the place of or have precedence over.

Example : Live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour.
Discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor.

Synonyms : preempt

Meaning : Terminate the employment of. Discharge from an office or position.

Example : The boss fired his secretary today.
The company terminated 25% of its workers.

Synonyms : can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate

Engage or hire for work.

They hired two new secretaries in the department.
How many people has she employed?.
employ, engage, hire

Meaning : Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.

Example : Move those boxes into the corner, please.
I'm moving my money to another bank.
The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant.

Synonyms : move

Displace meaning in Bengali (Bangla).