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retire vs displace

displace vs retire

retire and displace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retire No No Yes No
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of retire; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than retire:
  • retire: make (someone) retire
  • displace: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Other hypernyms of retire include can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate.
retire (verb) displace (verb)
prepare for sleep cause to move, usually with force or pressure
cause to get out cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
cause to be out on a fielding play take the place of or have precedence over
lose interest terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
pull back or move away or backward
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
break from a meeting or gathering
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
withdraw from active participation
make (someone) retire
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
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