re locate

re·lo·cate

[ree-loh-keyt, ree-loh-keyt] verb, re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
verb (used without object)
2.
to change one's residence or place of business; move: Next year we may relocate to Denver.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; re- + locate

re·lo·ca·tion, noun
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relocate (ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
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
 
relo'cation
 
n

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Re locate is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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relocate
"to move to another place," 1834, from re- "back, again" + locate (v.). The noun relocation is attested from 1746, in Scottish law, with a sense of "renewal of a lease."
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