replace vs displace

replace and displace both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of replace include deputise, deputize, step in, substitute, preempt, usurp, oust.

replace (verb)	displace (verb)
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
put something back where it belongs	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items	take the place of or have precedence over
take the place or move into the position of	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position