dislocate
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loʊˌkeɪt, dɪsˈloʊ verb (used with object)
1.
to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.
2.
to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ.
3.
to throw out of order; upset; disorder: Frequent strikes dislocated the economy.
noun
4.
Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to disrupt or shift out of place or position |
| 2. | to displace (an organ or part) from its normal position, esp a bone from its joint |
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Word Origin & History
dislocate
c.1600, from earlier adj. or pp. dislocate "out of joint" (c.1400), from M.L. dislocatus, pp. of dislocare "put out of place," from L. dis- "away" + locare "to place" (see locate). Related: Dislocated.
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Medical Dictionary
dislocate dis·lo·cate (dĭs'lō-kāt', dĭs-lō'kāt)
v. dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates
To displace a body part, especially to displace a bone from its normal position.
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Example sentences
About ten percent of revision hip replacements will dislocate.
Wide departures from the original conditions can dislocate or reduce animal populations.
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