Displace

So I chose the word displace for the start of the third project, and the first thing I did after choosing my word, was go to tumblr to type in the word and just see what sorts of things would come up. There were a lot of interesting pictures, some I didn't really relate to the word displace, but still cool. 
Then this simple definition came up:

Displace (v.)

To compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.

To move out or put out of the usual or proper place.

To take the place of; replace; supplant.

To remove from a position, office, or dignity.

I then went to Merriam- webster and got this:

dis·place

 transitive verb \(ˌ)dis-ˈplās, di-ˈsplās\

: to take the job or position of (someone or something)

: to force (people or animals) to leave the area where they live

: to remove (someone) from a job or position

Full Definition of DISPLACE

1

a :  to remove from the usual or proper place; specifically :  to expel or force to flee from home or homeland <displacedpersons>

b :  to remove from an office, status, or job

c obsolete :  to drive out :  banish

2

a :  to move physically out of position <a floating objectdisplaces water>

b :  to take the place of (as in a chemical reaction) : supplant

— dis·place·able  adjective

Examples of DISPLACE

1. The war has displaced thousands of people.
2. The hurricane displaced most of the town's residents.
3. The closing of the factory has displaced many workers.
4. farming practices that displace large amounts of soil

Origin of DISPLACE

probably from Middle French desplacer, from des- dis- +place place

First Known Use: 1549

(Similar definitions, the tumblr edit just a bit more simplified.)

Really definitions just like what I was expecting, but one thing I found very interesting in looking at the pictures on tumblr and keeping the definitions in mind, is how different the interpretations feelings, and emotions of the word can be from person to person. Everyone interprets it differently, and while the definition was more of a static literal reading of the word, the images I saw under the tag displace showed the range of possibilities that can come out of one simple word.