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deu: verdrängen

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Meaning
means(verb) force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
drive out, rouse, rout out, force out
means(verb) eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
exhaust, release, discharge, eject, expel
means(verb) cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
move, displace
means(verb) take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
supercede, supersede, supplant, replace, supervene upon
means(verb) force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
dispel, drive away, chase away, drive out, drive off, run off, turn back
means(verb) change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
shift, reposition, dislodge
means(verb) move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
shift, transfer
means(verb) take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
usurp
means(verb) cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
displace
means(verb) remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"
oust
means(verb) force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
kick out, throw out, expel
means(verb) move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
force, push
means(verb) cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
pour
means(verb) take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
preempt, displace
means(verb) cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
direct, send

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