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displace
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verb
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
the refugees were displaced by the war
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verb
(= fire, terminate)
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
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verb
(= preempt)
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
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verb
(= move)
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, please
I'm moving my money to another bank
The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
atom
Noun
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An atom is the smallest bit that matter can be broken down into.
Atoms of hydrogen make up a water molecule.
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A particle which is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons.