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Dislodgement vs Displace - What's the difference?

dislodgement | displace |

As a noun dislodgement

is the state or process of being dislodged.

As a verb displace is

to move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.

dislodgement

English

Alternative forms

*dislodgment

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state or process of being dislodged
  • *{{quote-book, 1981, Robert C. Brown, Perchance to Dream: the patient's guide to anesthesia citation
    • , passage=What seems a minor complication to the anesthetist, such as the dislodgement of a tooth, may seem a catastrophe to the patient.}}

    Related terms

    *dislodge *dislocation

    displace

    English

    Verb

    (displac)
  • To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
  • To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
  • (of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.

    • Derived terms

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