wave vs displace

displace vs wave

wave is a noun but displace is not a noun.

wave and displace both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of wave include move.

wave (noun)	displace (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
something that rises rapidly
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve

wave (verb)	displace (verb)
set waves in	cause to move, usually with force or pressure
signal with the hands or nod	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
move or swing back and forth	take the place of or have precedence over
twist or roll into coils or ringlets	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

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