displace

replace, substitute, displace

动词 displace:

1. take the place of
2. force to move
   同义词：force out
3. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
   同义词：uproot, deracinate
4. take the place of or have precedence over
   同义词：preempt
5. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   同义词：move
6. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
   同义词：dislodge, bump
7. put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
   同义词：dislocate

1. Moderates have displaced the extremists on the committee.
   在委员会中，稳健派人士取代了激进派人士。
2. Weeds tend to displace other plants.
   杂草越来越多，有取代其他植物之势。
3. The indigenous population was soon displaced by the settlers.
   没过多久，外来移民就把当地人赶出了家园。

dis.place

v.tr.（及物动词）
dis.placed,dis.plac.ing,dis.plac.es
To move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland:
移动…的位置：从通常所在地或位置移动，尤指迫使离开祖国：
例句：
millions of refugees who were displaced by the war.
数以百万计的难民由于战争而离开家园

To take the place of; supplant.
取代…的位置；替代
To discharge from an office or position.
撤换，把…免职

【引伸】
displace.able
adj.（形容词）
displac.er
n.（名词）