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revolve vs displace

displace vs revolve

revolve and displace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
revolve No No Yes No
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of revolve; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than revolve:
  • revolve: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of revolve include move.
revolve (verb) displace (verb)
turn on or around an axis or a center cause to move, usually with force or pressure
move in an orbit cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis take the place of or have precedence over
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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