root out vs displace

root out and displace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
root out	No	No	Yes	No
displace	No	No	Yes	No

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

root out: pull up by or as if by the roots
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of root out include move.

root out (verb)	displace (verb)
pull up by or as if by the roots	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
destroy completely, as if down to the roots	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