American English pronunciation
How to pronounce displace
IPA transcription: [dɪsp'leɪs]
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Verb
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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”
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terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
“The boss fired his secretary today”
“The company terminated 25% of its workers”
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cause to move, usually with force or pressure
“the refugees were displaced by the war”
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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”
Usage examples
- My initial assumption about the phase displaced pulse was wrong.
- My initial assumption about the phase displaced pulse was wrong.
- Cyclen compounds can be synthesized by combining two separate parts by nucleophilic displacement.
- There is an increasing number of people being internally displaced due to climate change.
- Beketov discovered displacement of metals from solutions of their salts by hydrogen under pressure.
- Non-displaced fractures usually heal without intervention.
- He soon invaded his brother's kingdom and displaced him, becoming sole king.
- The next digits are the displacement in deciliters.
- Displacement was at normal and at deep load.
- My initial assumption about the phase displaced pulse was wrong.