Hyphenation of displace

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word displace ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dis-place

Definitions of displace :

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
3.
Terminate the employment of
Discharge from an office or position The boss fired his secretary today The company terminated 25% of its workers
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
5.
Please
I'm moving my money to another bank The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant

Synonyms of displace :

verb move
verbforce out, move
verb uproot, deracinate, place
verb move
verb dislodge, bump, expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
verb dislocate, resettle

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