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dislocate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dislocate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dislocate [ a.]
- Dislocated.
2 . Dislocate [ v. t.]
- To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a bone: To remove from its normal connections with a neighboring bone; to put out of joint; to move from its socket; to disjoint; as, to dislocate your bones.

Meaning of 'dislocate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dislocate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move out of position
Example in sentence:
  • dislocate joints;
  • the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
Meaning (2):
- put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
Example in sentence:
  • The colonists displaced the natives