1.  displace(v = verb.motion) - cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody

2.  displace(v = verb.social) preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

3.  displace(v = verb.social) can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

4.  displace(v = verb.motion) move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something

displace, v.tr.
1 shift from its accustomed place.
2 remove from office.
3 take the place of; oust.

Idiom:
displaced person a person who is forced to leave his or her home country because of war, persecution, etc.; a refugee.

VB  derange, disarrange, misarrange, displace, misplace, mislay, discompose, disorder, deorganize, discombobulate, disorganize, embroil, unsettle, disturb, confuse, trouble, perturb, jumble, tumble, shuffle, randomize, huddle, muddle, toss, hustle, fumble, riot, bring into disorder, put into disorder, throw into disorder, muss, break the ranks, disconcert, convulse, break in upon, unhinge, dislocate, put out of joint, throw out of gear, turn topsy-turvy, bedevil, complicate, involve, perplex, confound, imbrangle, embrangle, tangle, entangle, ravel, tousle, towzle, dishevel, ruffle, rumple, litter, scatter, mix, rearrange.

VB  displace, misplace, displant, dislodge, disestablish, exile, ablegate, set aside, remove, take away, cart away, take off, draft off, lade, unload, empty, transfer, dispel, vacate, depart.

VB  transfer, transmit, transport, transplace, transplant, translocate, convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry, carry over, ferry over, hand pass, forward, shift, conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach, tote, port, import, export, send, delegate, consign, relegate, turn over to, deliver, ship, embark, waft, shunt, transpose, displace, throw, drag, mail, post, shovel, ladle, decant, draft off, transfuse, infuse, siphon.