displace · verb T /dɪˈspleɪs/
Word family
Nouns: place, placement, replacement
Adjectives: misplaced
Verbs: place, displace, replace
displace
C1 to take the place of someone or something
Dictionary example:
Many of these workers will be displaced by modern technology.
Learner example:
Mexico was traditionally the land of the tortilla and the beans, but every day, this seems to be changing ever more rapidly, displaced by the heavy advertising campai[gn]s and Americani[z]ed habits. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Spanish)
