sink vs displace

displace vs sink

sink is a noun but displace is not a noun.

sink and displace both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of sink include move.

sink (noun)	displace (noun)
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

sink (verb)	displace (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
embed deeply	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
go under	take the place of or have precedence over
fall or descend to a lower place or level	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
cause to sink
fall or sink heavily
appear to move downward
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

Difference between sink and displace

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