DISPLACES Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word displaces. (close relations)
Definition of DISPLACES
displaced
Best Alternative Words for DISPLACES
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can | verbv | |||||||
noun • airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. • the quantity contained in a can • a buoy with a round bottom and conical top • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination • a room or building equipped with one or more toilets verb • preserve in a can or tin • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||||||||
dismiss | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||||
fire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the event of something burning (often destructive) • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile • feelings of great warmth and intensity • fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking • a severe trial • intense adverse criticism verb • start firing a weapon • cause to go off • bake in a kiln so as to harden • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • go off or discharge • drive out or away by or as if by fire • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • destroy by fire • provide with fuel • generate an electrical impulse • become ignited • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||||
move | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of deciding to do something • the act of changing your residence or place of business • a change of position that does not entail a change of location • the act of changing location from one place to another • (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game verb • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense • move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion • change residence, affiliation, or place of employment • follow a procedure or take a course • be in a state of action • go or proceed from one point to another • perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon • give an incentive for action • arouse sympathy or compassion in • dispose of by selling • progress by being changed • live one's life in a specified environment • have a turn; make one's move in a game • propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting | ||||||||
preempt | verbv | |||||||
noun • a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding verb • acquire for oneself before others can do so • take the place of or have precedence over • gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) • make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge | ||||||||
sack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases • an enclosed space • the quantity contained in a sack • any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) • a woman's full loose hiplength jacket • a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist • the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) verb • plunder (a town) after capture • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • make as a net profit • put in a sack | ||||||||
terminate | verbv | |||||||
verb • bring to an end or halt • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical • be the end of; be the last or concluding part of • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||||||||
give notice | verbv | |||||||
verb • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • inform (somebody) of something | ||||||||
give the axe | verbv | |||||||
verb • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • terminate a relationship abruptly | ||||||||
give the sack | verbv | |||||||
verb • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||||||||
send away | verbv | |||||||
verb • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position |