displace vs hire

displace

verb
  • To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute. 

  • To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland. 

  • To put out of place; to disarrange. 

  • To repress. 

  • To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced. 

  • To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced. 

hire

verb
  • To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job. 

  • To occupy premises in exchange for rent. 

  • To accept employment. 

  • To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. 

  • To accomplish by paying for services. 

  • To exchange the services of for remuneration. 

  • (neologism) (in the Jobs-to-be-Done Theory) To buy something in order for it to perform a function, to do a job 

noun
  • Payment for the temporary use of something. 

  • A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort. 

  • The state of being hired, or having a job; employment. 

How often have the words displace and hire occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )