displace

 
Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpleɪs/

verb

[with object]
  • take over the place, position, or role of: he believes that books may be displaced by the electronic word
  • move (something) from its proper or usual position: he seems to have displaced some vertebrae
  • force (someone) to leave their home, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster: thousands of people have been displaced by the civil war
  • remove (someone) from a job or position of authority: his aides were discredited and displaced

Derivatives

displacer

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Old French desplacer