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dispel vs displace

displace vs dispel

dispel and displace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dispel No No Yes No
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of dispel; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than dispel:
  • dispel: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of dispel include move.
dispel (verb) displace (verb)
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings cause to move, usually with force or pressure
to cause to separate and go in different directions 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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