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displace vs evacuate

evacuate vs displace

displace and evacuate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
displace No No Yes No
evacuate No No Yes No
As verbs, evacuate is a hyponym of displace; that is, evacuate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than displace:
  • displace: cause to move, usually with force or pressure
  • evacuate: move people from their homes or country
Other hyponyms of displace include dislocate, bump, dislodge, transfer, transplant, crowd out, force out, deracinate, uproot.
displace (verb) evacuate (verb)
cause to move, usually with force or pressure excrete or discharge from the body
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense remove content from
take the place of or have precedence over create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position move people from their homes or country
move out of an unsafe location into safety
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