English → Latin
“displacing” in Latin
trānslātiōTranslation of text from one language to another; A transfer from a literal to a figurative meaning; a metaphor (comparetrāiectiōa crossing over, passing over, passage; a transposition (of words), hyperbaton; exaggeration, hyperbolemĕtăthĕsisa transposition of the letters of a word
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
displacing
translatio (to another place; e.g., of words); translatio, or trajectio, or transmutatio verborum (grammatical writers; but only of transposition): of the letters, metathesis, (μετάθεσις) or pure Latin trajectio (grammatical writers). Mostly by circumlocution.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for displacing?
- The usual Latin words for “displacing” are trānslātiō, trāiectiō, mĕtăthĕsis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.