Displaces

/dɪsˈpleɪsɪz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of displace; moves someone or something from their original place or position.

Etymology

Regular conjugation of the verb displace, following standard English verb patterns by adding -s for third-person singular.

Kelly Says

The verb 'displace' entered English meaning 'to dethrone' before it came to mean simple physical movement—political displacement still echoes that older, more dramatic sense of removing someone from power.

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