Definitions

outplace

[out-pleys] / ˌaʊtˈpleɪs /

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replace v.
supersede v.
supplant v.

VERB

replace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change follow oust recover reinstate restore succeed supplant supply take over take over from

STRONG

alter compensate displace mend patch reconstitute recoup redeem redress reestablish refund regain reimburse repay restitute retrieve ring shift sub substitute supersede

WEAK

back up fill in front for give back pinch hit for put back ring in stand in (for) stand in lieu of step into shoes of swap places take out

Antonyms

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hold keep precede

STRONG

break damage deprive forfeit lose penalize remain take worsen

WEAK

leave alone

VERB

supersede

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annul overrule repudiate set aside supplant usurp

STRONG

abandon desert discard displace forsake oust outmode reject remove replace succeed supplement suspend

WEAK

take over

Antonyms

STRONG

keep retain stay support

WEAK

accept lower submit

VERB

supplant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overthrow succeed supersede undermine unseat usurp

STRONG

bounce crowd eject expel force oust remove ring substitute transfer

WEAK

back up cast out cut out fill in force out front for ring in stand in (for) swap places with take out take over take the place of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give in surrender

STRONG

allow hold keep permit take in

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outplaced outplacing

Undergoing a career adjustment: The condition of an executive who has just been fired, which is often referred to as "dehired" or "outplaced."

From Time Magazine Archive

The hands outplaced upon the knees in lone And placid majesty reveal the power Of Egypt in her most triumphal hour, The calm of tyranny that cannot change.

From Many Gods by Cale Young Rice

The practitioners have even coined a euphemistic description for the process: "outplacing" executives who have been "dehired."

From Time Magazine Archive

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