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verb : DISPLACE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" ;
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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" ;
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3. (
- displace ,
- fire ,
- give_notice ,
- can ,
- dismiss ,
- give_the_axe ,
- send_away ,
- sack ,
- force_out ,
- give_the_sack ,
- terminate ,
) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" ;
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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" ;
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