drive out vs displace

drive out and displace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drive out	No	No	Yes	No
displace	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, displace is a hypernym of drive out; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than drive out:

drive out: force or drive out
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of drive out include move.

As verbs, displace is a hypernym of drive out; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than drive out:

drive out: 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 drive out include move.

drive out (verb)	displace (verb)
clear out the chest and lungs	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
force or drive out	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings	take the place of or have precedence over
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position