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(dis-plac-es) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to move something from its place.

Example Sentence

The new winner displaces the old record holder.

More Example Sentences

Strong winds can displace small objects outside.

Synonyms

moves; shifts; removes

Antonyms

places; settles; fixes

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Rhymes

  • aces
  • base's
  • bases
  • bass's
  • basses
  • brace's
  • braces
  • case's
  • cases
  • chase's
  • chases
  • faces
  • grace's
  • graces
  • laces
  • maces
  • mesa's
  • pace's
  • paces
  • place's
  • places
  • race's
  • races
  • spaces
  • traces
  • vases

  • atlases
  • displaces
  • embraces
  • erases
  • replaces
  • sybase's
  • teresa's
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