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Displace vs Dispossess - What's the difference?

displace | dispossess |

As verbs the difference between displace and dispossess

is that displace is to move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland while dispossess is to deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.

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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    dispossess

    English

    Verb

  • To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
  • (sports) To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=John Sinnott , title=Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was Bannan who released Agbonlahor for his goal with a long-range curling pass after Stephen Warnock had dispossessed Mohamed Diame.}}

    Related terms

    * dispossession