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déplacer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • move verb To change position or location.
  • relocate verb To move to a new place, or to move something to a new place.
  • throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
  • transplant verb To dig up a plant and replant it somewhere else.

Senses

déplacer is used for these senses in English:

  • carry off (transitive) To transport away.
  • move (syntax) Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction
  • move (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
  • relocate (transitive) to move (something) from one place to another.
  • throw (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
  • transplant (transitive) To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.

move — full definition

  1. verb To change position or location.
  2. verb To relocate to a new home, job, or place of business.
  3. verb To cause strong emotion in someone.
  4. verb To formally propose something at a meeting.
  5. noun An act of changing position, or a step taken toward a goal.

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