Displacing
[dɪs'ples]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Displace
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Examples
- Free chlorine is heavier than air, and hence when it leaves the exit tube it settles at the bottom of the jar, displacing the air, and finally filling the bottle. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Keep a pie pan filled with water in the ventilator for moisture and keep two or three moist sponges in the egg drawer, displacing a few eggs for the purpose. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The new love was displacing her already from her place as first in his heart. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Editor: Manuel