circulate vs displace

circulate and displace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circulate	No	No	Yes	No
displace	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, displace is a hypernym of circulate; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than circulate:

circulate: cause to be distributed
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of circulate include move.

As verbs, displace is a hypernym of circulate; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than circulate:

circulate: cause to move in a circuit or system
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of circulate include move.

circulate (verb)	displace (verb)
cause to become widely known	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
become widely known and passed on	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
move around freely from person to person or from place to place	take the place of or have precedence over
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
cause to be distributed
cause to move in a circuit or system