Displace - Definition

v 1: cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the
refugees were displaced by the war"
2: take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of
the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour";
"discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the
lecture by the professor" [syn: preempt, displace]
3: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company
terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire,
give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away,
sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant:
employ, engage, hire]
4: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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, displace]