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relocate

[ ree-loh-keyt, ree-loh-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing.
  1. to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:

    plans to relocate the firm to Houston.



verb (used without object)

, re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing.
  1. to change one's residence or place of business; move:

    Next year we may relocate to Denver.

relocate

/ ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt /

verb

  1. to move or be moved to a new place, esp (of an employee, a business, etc) to a new area or place of employment
  2. intr (of an employee, a business, etc) to move for reasons of business to a new area or place of employment


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Derived Forms

  • ˌreloˈcation, noun

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Other Words From

  • re·lo·ca·tion [ree-loh-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of relocate1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; re- + locate

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Example Sentences

It has taken more than that so far to just relocate the population and shore up the buildings.

Much of the money meant to restore the center and rebuild the houses has gone instead to relocate the residents.

The money would have gone to compensate the victims, pay for future health screenings, and in some cases relocate households.

Congressional restrictions have made it more difficult to transfer or relocate Guantánamo detainees.

So nasty, indeed, that Bates was forced to temporarily relocate from her London flat after receiving death threats.

Up to 20 or 25 individual whales would relocate to other areas, increasing competition for food there.

In more recent years, efforts have been made to relocate the bishop's church in the West End.

If I relocate the mine I am to receive twenty thousand in cash and ten per cent.

Now, Mrs. Paine, would you please locate—take the 45-inch package and relocate it where you first saw it?

A home-hunting force, seeking to relocate the surviving members of our race.

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