displace — to force someone or something to move from their usual place
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to force someone or something to move from their usual place
Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪsˈpleɪs/
Korean meaning: ~을 이주시키다, 대체하다, 밀어내다
Korean pronunciation: 디스**플레**이스
Example Sentences
- Netflix displaced traditional video rental stores like a digital tsunami.
- The construction project will displace 500 families.
- AI is expected to displace many jobs, but hopefully not my job as a comedian.
displace
VERB//dɪsˈpleɪs//
to force someone or something to move from their usual place
A person displaces a heavy armchair across the living room floor
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Displaced from one embrace, yet tracing a new place—where footprints fade but hope's face remains
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Origin
From Old French 'displaces' meaning 'to put out of place', derived from the prefix 'dis-' (away, apart) combined with 'place' from Latin 'platea' (broad street, open space).
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“Netflix displaced traditional video rental stores like a digital tsunami.”
“The construction project will displace 500 families.”
“AI is expected to displace many jobs, but hopefully not my job as a comedian.”
“The heavy rain displaced thousands of residents from their homes.”
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