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Webster 1913 Edition
Displace
Dis-place′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Displaced
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Displacing
.] [Pref.
dis-
+ place
: cf. F. déplacer
.] 1.
To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation;
as, the books in the library are all
. displaced
2.
To crowd out; to take the place of.
Holland
displaced
Portugal as the mistress of those seas. London Times.
3.
To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose;
as, to
. displace
an officer of the revenue4.
To dislodge; to drive away; to banish.
[Obs.]
Syn. – To disarrange; derange; dismiss; discard.
Webster 1828 Edition
Displace
DISPLACE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To put out of the usual or proper place; to remove from its place; as, the books in the library are all displaced.2.
To remove from any state, condition, office or dignity; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.3.
To disorder.You have displaced the mirth.