If one thing displaces another, it forces the other thing out of its place, position, or role, and then occupies that place, position, or role itself. These factories have displaced tourism as the country's largest source of foreign exchange
To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library are all displaced
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people
cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
If a person or group of people is displaced, they are forced to moved away from the area where they live. In Europe alone thirty million people were displaced the task of resettling refugees and displaced persons
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"
to move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland
force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war" move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people