displacing

verb

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

terminate the employment of

take the place of or have precedence over

cause to move, usually with force or pressure

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, away platea-plac · Greek · broad place

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Where does displacing come from?

The word displacing breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, away”); and -plac, from Greek platea (“broad place”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.