displace

verbs

cause to move, usually with force or pressure

"the refugees were displaced by the war"

displace

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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"

displace, move

take the place of or have precedence over

"live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

displace, preempt

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

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

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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"

displace, move