What does "displace" mean?
Displace: To crowd out; to take the place of. Holland displaced Portugal as the mistress of those seas. London Times.
Additional senses
- 2.To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.
- 3.To dislodge; to drive away; to banish. [Obs.] You have displaced the mirth. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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