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direct vs displace

displace vs direct

direct is an adjective but displace is not an adjective.

direct and displace both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but displace is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of direct; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than direct:
  • direct: cause to go somewhere
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of direct include move.
direct (adjective) displace (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
direct (verb) displace (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) cause to move, usually with force or pressure
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
command with authority take the place of or have precedence over
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
direct (adverb) displace (adverb)
without deviation
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