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luxate

lu·xate

UK/ˈlʌk.seɪt/ 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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Origin

From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”) perfect passive participle of lū̆xō (“to dislocate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.

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