Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

VERB 4

1. cause to move, usually with force or pressure

   • “the refugees were displaced by the war”

2. 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”
   Synonymspreempt

3. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

   • “The boss fired his secretary today”
   • “The company terminated 25% of its workers”
   Synonymsfiregive noticecandismissgive the axesend awaysackforce outgive the sackterminate

4. 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”
   Synonymsmove