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   dislocate

   /ˈdɪsləkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. disturb the normal position of (a bone in a joint): "he dislocated his shoulder in training" Similar put out of jointput out of placedisplacedisjointdisconnectdisengageinformal:put outluxatesubluxatedated:sliprare:unjoint
   • ▪ disturb the organization of; disrupt: "trade was dislocated by a famine" Similar disruptdisturbthrow into disorderthrow into disarraythrow into confusionconfusedisorganizedisorderdisarrangederangeturn upside-downinformal:mess up
   • ▪ move from its proper place or position: "the symbol is dislocated from its political context"

   Word Origin late 16th century: probably a back-formation from dislocation, but perhaps from medieval Latin dislocatus ‘moved from a former position’, from the verb dislocare.

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   DISLOCATE definition: 1. to force a bone suddenly out of its correct position: 2. to have a negative effect on how…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DISLOCATE is to put out of place; specifically : to displace (a bone) from normal connections with another bone. How to use dislocate in a sentence.

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   Dislocate definition: to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace. See examples of DISLOCATE used in a sentence.

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   To dislocate something such as a system, process, or way of life means to disturb it greatly or prevent it from continuing as normal. It would help to end illiteracy, but it would also dislocate a traditional way of life. [VERB noun] The strike at the financial nerve centre was designed to dislocate the economy.

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   DISLOCATE meaning: 1. to force a bone suddenly out of its correct position: 2. to have a negative effect on how…. Learn more.

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   Definition of dislocate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   To dislocate is to move something out of its correct or regular place, or disrupt it. When a family moves to a new town, it dislocates the kids, and if you throw a bowling ball, you might dislocate your shoulder.