wash vs displace

displace vs wash

wash is a noun but displace is not a noun.

wash and displace both are verbs.

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

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

wash: move by or as if by water
displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of wash include move.

wash (noun)	displace (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

wash (verb)	displace (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent	take the place of or have precedence over
make moist	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
wash or flow against
form by erosion
wash by removing particles
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
clean with some chemical process
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof

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