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dislocate

dis·lo·cate

UK/dɪsləʊˈkeɪt/ US/dɪsˈloʊkeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

move out of position

  • “dislocate joints”
  • “the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically”
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2.

put out of its usual place, position, or relationship

  • “The colonists displaced the natives”
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Origin

From dis- + locate.

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