dislocate
pronunciation
How to pronounce dislocate in British English:
UK [ˈdɪsləkeɪt]
How to pronounce dislocate in American English:
US [ˈdɪsloʊkeɪt]
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- Verb:
- move out of position
- put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
Word Origin
- dislocate (v.)
- c. 1600, from earlier adjective or past participle dislocate "out of joint" (c. 1400), from Medieval Latin dislocatus, past participle of dislocare "put out of place," from Latin dis- "away" (see dis-) + locare "to place" (see locate). Related: Dislocated; dislocating.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The shackles dislocate your hip or your shoulder .
- 2. But try not to dislocate a shoulder or break an arm .
- 3. Dislocate one 's ankle , wrist , etc.
- 4. No way that 's enough to dislocate our victim 's shoulder .
- 5. Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services .