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   dislocate

   /ˈdɪsləkeɪt/

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   • 1. disturb the normal position of (a bone in a joint): "he dislocated his shoulder in training" Similar put out of jointput out of placedisplacedisjointdisconnectdisengageinformal:put outluxatesubluxatedated:sliprare:unjoint
   • ▪ disturb the organization of; disrupt: "trade was dislocated by a famine" Similar disruptdisturbthrow into disorderthrow into disarraythrow into confusionconfusedisorganizedisorderdisarrangederangeturn upside-downinformal:mess up
   • ▪ move from its proper place or position: "the symbol is dislocated from its political context"

   Word Origin late 16th century: probably a back-formation from dislocation, but perhaps from medieval Latin dislocatus ‘moved from a former position’, from the verb dislocare.

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   What does it mean if a bone is dislocated?

   • If you dislocate a bone or joint in your body, it moves out of its proper position in relation to other bones, usually in an accident. He dislocated a finger. 2 meanings: 1. to disrupt or shift out of place or position 2. to displace (an organ or part) from its normal position, esp a.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is dislocate verb?

   • Definition of dislocate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary dislocate something to put a bone out of its normal position in a joint He dislocated his shoulder in the accident. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   What does dislocation mean?

   • dislocación, trastorno… deslocamento, alteração… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DISLOCATION definition: 1. an injury in which the ends of two connected bones separate: 2. a negative effect on how…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to dislocate a system?

   • To dislocate something such as a system, process, or way of life means to disturb it greatly or prevent it from continuing as normal. It would help to end illiteracy, but it would also dislocate a traditional way of life. [VERB noun] The strike at the financial nerve centre was designed to dislocate the economy. [VERB noun]

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   feeling that you are in the wrong place or that you are not connected to things or people around you: No one would have guessed how alienated I felt, how dislocated and adrift. See. dislocate. Fewer examples. He was treated for a dislocated shoulder. My finger feels dislocated.

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     DISLOCATED meaning: 1. A dislocated joint (= a part of the...

   • Znaczenie Dislocated, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     dislocated definicja: 1. A dislocated joint (= a part of the...

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     DISLOCATE definition: 1. to force a bone suddenly out of its...

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     DISLOCATION definition: 1. an injury in which the ends of...

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   The meaning of DISLOCATE is to put out of place; specifically : to displace (a bone) from normal connections with another bone. How to use dislocate in a sentence.

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   dislocation. noun. dis· lo· ca· tion ˌdis- (ˌ)lō-ˈkā-shən. -lə- Synonyms of dislocation. : the act of dislocating : the state of being dislocated: such as. a. : displacement of one or more bones at a joint : luxation. b. : a discontinuity in the otherwise normal lattice structure of a crystal. c. : disruption of an established order. Synonyms.

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    To dislocate something such as a system, process, or way of life means to disturb it greatly or prevent it from continuing as normal. It would help to end illiteracy, but it would also dislocate a traditional way of life. [VERB noun] The strike at the financial nerve centre was designed to dislocate the economy.