displace


displace (http://definr.com/displace)

     v 1: take the place of
     2: force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
        [syn: force out]
     3: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and
        foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" [syn:
        uproot, deracinate]
     4: cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense;
        "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my
        money to another bank"; "The director moved more
        responsibilities onto his new assistant" [syn: move]
     5: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously
        occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into
        her office space" [syn: dislodge, bump]
     6: put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The
        colonists displaced the natives" [syn: dislocate]