displace
/dɪsˈpleɪs/verb
Middle School
1
To put out of place; to disarrange.
2
To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
3
To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
4
To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced.
5
To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
6
To repress.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing