displace vs dismiss

displace and dismiss both are verbs.

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

As verbs, displace and dismiss are synonyms defined as:

displace and dismiss: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Other synonyms of displace include can, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate.

As verbs, dismiss is a hyponym of displace; that is, dismiss is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than displace:

Other hyponyms of displace include retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, drop, send away, send packing.

displace (verb)	dismiss (verb)
cause to move, usually with force or pressure	declare void
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense	bar from attention or consideration
take the place of or have precedence over	end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
	stop associating with