uproot vs displace

uproot and displace both are verbs.

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

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

uproot: 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 uproot include move.

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

uproot: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
displace: cause to move, usually with force or pressure

uproot (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
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment	take the place of or have precedence over
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position