displace

Definition

To put out of place; to disarrange.

Etymology

From Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer).

Example Sentences

• "Manipur: Thousands displaced as ethnic clashes grip north-eastern state"
• "Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind."
• "All have gone the same way, and since the war have displaced up-to-date steam power on all their principal services by the all-conquering diesel."