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displaced

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪsˈpɫeɪst// UK //dɪsplˈeɪst// dis·placed

v. to force someone to leave their home or to move something out of its usual place. You often hear this when people have to move because of war, floods, or new buildings.

v. to force a person or group to leave their home or country, typically due to conflict or natural disaster; to move something from its proper or accustomed position.


SIMPLE

The flood displaced hundreds of families in the valley.

CONTEXTUAL

The new highway project displaced several small businesses that had been in the neighborhood for decades.

COMPLEX

In physics, a submerged object is said to have displaced a volume of liquid equal to its own volume, a principle fundamental to understanding buoyancy.

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The verb is transitive and requires a direct object. Often used in the passive voice when referring to refugees or victims of disaster.

Pitfall

The war displaced from their homes.The war displaced them from their homes.Displace is a transitive verb and must be followed by an object representing the people or things being moved.

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