position vs displace

displace vs position

position is a noun but displace is not a noun.

position and displace both are verbs.

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

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

position: put into a certain place or abstract location
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of position include move.

position (noun)	displace (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place
a job in an organization
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself

position (verb)	displace (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation	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

Difference between position and displace

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