Displace
/dɪsˈpleɪs/noun
To move something from its usual or proper place.
Did you know?The prefix 'dis-' indicates negation or reversal, suggesting a powerful act of upheaval or removal throughout its history.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleh₁-
“to fill, to please, to be full.”
Latin
Latin
displacere
“to remove from a place, to be displeasing.”
Old French
Old French
desplacer
“to move away, to displace.”
Middle English
Middle English
displacen
“to remove from a position or place.”
Modern English
English
displace
“to take the place of; to move from its proper position.”