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Added 4 October 2026

displace

/dɪsˈpleɪs/ verb

In Latin: luxō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about displace at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To put out of place; to disarrange.
To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.

Origin

From Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer).

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