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dislocate vs displace

displace vs dislocate

dislocate and displace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dislocate No No Yes No
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of dislocate; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than dislocate:
  • dislocate: move out of position
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of dislocate include move.
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of dislocate; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than dislocate:
  • dislocate: put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
  • displace: cause to move, usually with force or pressure
dislocate (verb) displace (verb)
move out of position cause to move, usually with force or pressure
put out of its usual place, position, or relationship cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
take the place of or have precedence over
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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