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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Displaced (); p. pr. & vb. n.Displacing.] [Pref. dis- + place: cf. F. dplacer.] 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 revenue. 4. To dislodge; to drive away; to banish. [Obs.] You have displaced the mirth. Shak. Syn. -- To disarrange; derange; dismiss; discard. スポンサード リンク
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