Definition of displace

• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - To crowd out; to take the place of.
• v. t. - To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue.
• v. t. - To dislodge; to drive away; to banish.