displace

take the place of

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”

cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

• “Move those boxes into the corner, please”
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remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

• “The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space”

put out of its usual place, position, or relationship

• “The colonists displaced the natives”