dislocate

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Etymology

From dis- + locate.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪsləʊˈkeɪt/
• (America) IPA: /dɪsˈloʊkeɪt/

Verb

dislocate (dislocates, present participle dislocating; simple past and past participle dislocated)

1. To put something out of its usual place.

   Synonyms: displace

2. To emotionally jar, unsettle, or disorient.
3. (medicine) To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint.

Related terms

• dislocation

Translations

• Spanish: desencajar

Translations

• French: disloquer, luxer, déboîter
• German: auskugeln, ausrenken, verrenken, dislozieren
• Italian: slogare, lussare
• Portuguese: deslocar
• Russian: выви́хивать
• Spanish: dislocar

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