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evacuate vs displace

displace vs evacuate

evacuate and displace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
evacuate No No Yes No
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of evacuate; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than evacuate:
  • evacuate: move people from their homes or country
  • displace: cause to move, usually with force or pressure
evacuate (verb) displace (verb)
excrete or discharge from the body cause to move, usually with force or pressure
remove content from cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel) take the place of or have precedence over
move people from their homes or country terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
move out of an unsafe location into safety
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