displace

1. Cause to move, usually with force or pressure (synset 202017423)
   "the refugees were displaced by the war"
   is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • dislocate - put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
   • bump, dislodge - remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
   • transfer, transplant - lift and reset in another soil or situation
   • crowd out, force out - press, force, or thrust out of a small space
   • evacuate - move people from their homes or country
   • deracinate, uproot - move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
2. Take the place of or have precedence over (synset 202411141)
   "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
   is a type of: replace, supersede, supervene upon, supplant - take the place or move into the position of
   same as: preempt
3. Terminate the employment of;
   Discharge from an office or position (synset 202407967)
   "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
   is a type of: remove - remove from a position or an office
   subtypes:

   • retire - make (someone) retire
   • pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension
   • clean out - force out
   • furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons
   • squeeze out - force out
   • dismiss, drop, send away, send packing - stop associating with
   same as: can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
4. Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (synset 201854282)
   "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
   causes: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
   subtypes:

   • mobilise, mobilize - cause to move around
   • relocate - move or establish in a new location
   • dislocate, luxate, slip, splay - move out of position
   • translate - change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
   • place, post, send, station - assign to a station
   • agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex - change the arrangement or position of
   • channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport - send from one person or place to another
   • funnel - move or pour through a funnel
   • brandish, flourish, wave - move or swing back and forth
   • draw, pull - cause to move by pulling
   • carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
   • tug - move by pulling hard
   • disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of
   • lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
   • engage, lock, mesh, operate - keep engaged
   • impel, propel - cause to move forward with force
   • launch, set in motion - get going; give impetus to
   • roll, twine, wind, wrap - arrange or or coil around
   • unroll, unwind, wind off - reverse the winding or twisting of
   • force, squeeze, wedge - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
   • work - move into or onto
   • disgorge, shed, spill - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
   • slop, spill, splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
   • unseat - dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse
   • disunite, divide, part, separate - force, take, or pull apart
   • deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot - pull up by or as if by the roots
   • depress, press down - press down
   • lift - take hold of something and move it to a different location
   • flick, riffle, ruffle - twitch or flutter
   • work - move in an agitated manner
   • take back - move text to the previous line; in printing
   • center, centre - move into the center
   • pump - move up and down
   • scan - move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
   • bump around, jar, shake up - shock physically
   • dandle - move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
   • revolve, roll - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
   • force, push - move with force
   • rock, sway - cause to move back and forth
   • fluctuate - cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
   • pulse - drive by or as if by pulsation
   • dislodge, reposition, shift - change place or direction
   • glide - cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
   • stir - move an implement through
   • play - cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
   • bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
   • send, ship, transport - transport commercially
   • direct, send - cause to go somewhere
   • transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
   • saltate - move by saltation
   • bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down - move something or somebody to a lower position
   • lift, raise - move upwards
   • bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise - raise from a lower to a higher position
   • drop - let fall to the ground
   • sink - cause to sink
   • advance, bring forward - cause to move forward
   • chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
   • shift, transfer - move around
   • displace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure
   • crowd, herd - cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
   • circulate - cause to move in a circuit or system
   • circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on - cause to be distributed
   • drive out, force out, rouse, rout out - force or drive out
   • drive - cause someone or something to move by driving
   • race, rush - cause to move fast or to rush or race
   • whoosh, woosh - move with a sibilant sound
   • pour - cause to run
   • slip - cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
   • bring outside, exteriorize - bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
   • upstage - move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
   • swing - move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
   • turn, turn over - cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
   • turn - cause to move around or rotate
   • turn - cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
   • slide - move smoothly along a surface
   • run - cause an animal to move fast
   • whistle - move, send, or bring as if by whistling
   • beat, flap - move with a thrashing motion
   • singsong - move as if accompanied by a singsong
   • hustle - cause to move furtively and hurriedly
   • wash - move by or as if by water
   • rake - move through with or as if with a rake
   • blow - cause to move by means of an air current
   • drag - use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
   • draw, pull - cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
   • lateralize - move or displace to one side so as to make lateral
   • translate - subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
   • hit, strike - drive something violently into a location
   • sling - move with a sling
   • change hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner
   • transfer - move from one place to another
   • expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out
   same as: move
   verb group: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

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