displace
/dɪsˈpleɪs/
verb
- To force people or animals to leave their home or usual place.
- The flood displaced thousands of families from their homes.
- War has displaced millions of people across the region.
- Construction of the new highway will displace several wildlife populations.
- To take the place of something or someone; to replace.
- The new manager displaced the old one after the company restructured.
- Electric cars are beginning to displace gasoline-powered vehicles.
- Digital cameras quickly displaced film cameras in the market.
- To move something from its usual position or location.
- The heavy truck displaced the gravel on the road.
- The earthquake displaced the statue several inches from its base.
- He carefully displaced the books to make room for the vase.