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Verb: dislocate  dis'low,keyt or 'dis-low,keyt [N. Amer], 'dis-lu,keyt [Brit]
  1. Move out of position
    "dislocate joints";
    - luxate, splay, slip
     
  2. Put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
    "The accident dislocated his shoulder"

Derived forms: dislocated, dislocates, dislocating

Type of: displace, move

Encyclopedia: Dislocate