displace vs lay off

displace and lay off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
displace	No	No	Yes	No
lay off	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

displace (verb)	lay off (verb)
cause to move, usually with force or pressure	dismiss, usually for economic reasons
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense	put an end to a state or an activity
take the place of or have precedence over
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position