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displace
verb
[ dɪsˈpleɪs ]
• take over the place, position, or role of.
• "he believes that books may be displaced by the electronic word"
Similar:
replace
, take the place of, take over from,
supplant
,
oust
,
supersede
,
succeed
,
override
, crowd out,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Old French desplacer .