English Explanatory Dictionary

dislocate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To put something out of its usual place.
  2. To emotionally jar, unsettle, or disorient.
  3. To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint.

Pronunciation

/dɪsləʊˈkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dislocate.wav /dɪsˈloʊkeɪt/

Word forms

dislocate dislocates dislocating dislocated

Etymology

From dis- + locate.

Synonyms

displace disjoint luxate

Related words

dislocation

Derived words

dislocatable dislocatee dislocator undislocate
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