1
[ verb ] move out of position

Synonyms

slip luxate splay

Examples

"dislocate joints" "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

Related terms

move dislocation skid dislocation

2
[ verb ] put out of its usual place, position, or relationship

Synonyms

displace

Examples

"The colonists displaced the natives"

Related terms

resettle dislocation deracination

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Rhymes with

locate relocate sophisticate cheapskate silicate skate vindicate domesticate reallocate placate prognosticate bifurcate syndicate pontificate reciprocate implicate equivocate vacate intoxicate replicate indicate inculcate duplicate complicate allocate extricate educate obfuscate confiscate dedicate suffocate medicate predicate deprecate rededicate authenticate lubricate bifurcate communicate truncate adjudicate fabricate prefabricate eradicate excommunicate educate aguacate abdicate advocate

Phonetic and Homophones

D IH1 S L OW0 K EY0 T

Similar Spelling

dislocated dislocation disclose disclosed disclosure

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