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displacing

verb
Saydis-PLAYS-ing/dɪsˈpleɪsɪŋ/

1 meaning of displacing

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of displace. Use this form for the action happening right now.

    New machines are displacing many factory workers.

    Rising floodwater is displacing families from their homes.

    Note

displacing is a form of displace

displace, verb: To move something or someone away from where they were, especially to force people from their homes. Full entry

Forms
displacedisplaces he/she/itdisplacing -ing formdisplaced past tense, past participle
Spelling
displace → displacing: drop the e, add -ing

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