translate vs displace

translate and displace both are verbs.

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

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

translate: change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of translate include move.

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

translate: subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of translate include move.

translate (verb)	displace (verb)
change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
change from one form or medium into another	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
make sense of a language	take the place of or have precedence over
restate (words) from one language into another language	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
express, as in simple and less technical language
bring to a certain spiritual state
subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
be equivalent in effect