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dismiss vs displace

displace vs dismiss

dismiss and displace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dismiss No No Yes No
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, dismiss and displace are synonyms defined as:
  • dismiss and displace: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Other synonyms of dismiss include can, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate.
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of dismiss; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than dismiss:
  • dismiss: stop associating with
  • displace: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Other hypernyms of dismiss include can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate.
dismiss (verb) displace (verb)
declare void cause to move, usually with force or pressure
bar from attention or consideration cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave take the place of or have precedence over
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
stop associating with
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