Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Dislocate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
move out of position
"dislocate joints"
"the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
2
put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
"The colonists displaced the natives"
3
To put something out of its usual place.
Example Sentences
"dislocate joints"
verb
"the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
verb
"The colonists displaced the natives"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)