translocate

[ trans-loh-keyt, tranz- ]

verb (used with object),trans·lo·cat·ed, trans·lo·cat·ing.
  1. to move or transfer from one place to another; cause to change location; displace; dislocate.

Origin of translocate

1
First recorded in 1825–35; trans- + locate

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British Dictionary definitions for translocate

translocate

/ (ˌtrænzləʊˈkeɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to move; displace

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