displace
/dɪsˈpleɪs/verb
with obj.
1- take over the place, position, or role of (someone or something)取代; 代替：
in the northern states of India, Hindi has largely displaced English.
在印度的北方诸省, 印地语在很大程度上已经取代了英语。
1.1
- cause (something) to move from its proper or usual place移动…的位置：
he seems to have displaced some vertebrae.
他好像脊椎骨错位了。
1.2
- （一般作be displaced）force (someone) to leave their home, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster（尤指因战争、迫害或自然灾害）迫使（某人）离家：
thousands of people have been displaced by the civil war.
成千上万的人因为内战而背井离乡。
1.3
- remove (someone) from a job or position of authority against their will罢免; 将（某人）免职：
his aides were discredited and displaced.
他的助手受到怀疑并被免职。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Old French desplacer.