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English to English verb
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cause to move, usually with force or pressure |
• the refugees were displaced by the war
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
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
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position |
• The boss fired his secretary today
• The company terminated 25% of its workers
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library are all displaced. | source: webster1913
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