| Main Entry: |
displace |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
remove from position of responsibility |
Synonyms: |
banish,
can*, cashier, cut out, deport, depose, dethrone,
discard,
discharge, discrown, disenthrone,
dismiss, disthrone,
exile, expatriate,
fire,
oust,
relegate,
remove,
replace, sack, step into shoes of,
succeed,
supersede,
supplant,
take over, take the place of,
transport, uncrown, unmake,
usurp
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Antonyms: |
leave
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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