impel vs displace

impel and displace both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of impel include move.

impel (verb)	displace (verb)
cause to move forward with force	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
	take the place of or have precedence over
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position