relocate
verb
re·lo·cate
(ˌ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt 
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
relocated; relocating; relocates
: to locate again : establish or lay out in a new place
: to move to a new location
Examples of relocate in a Sentence
He relocated to Los Angeles for his new job.
How can we convince more businesses to relocate to this city?
The company decided to relocate its headquarters.
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Bath & Body Works The body care and fragrance store temporarily relocated in June to the lower level of the mall as the main space is receiving a makeover.
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Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
The following month, the company and its two dozen or so remaining corporate employees — buyers, accountants, copywriters et al — relocated to a new office on Cumberland Avenue near O’Hare in Chicago, according to former employees.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The two began working together, with Top making regular trips to Nashville, before relocating to Music City in 2021.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
More than two hundred and fifty thousand people relocated after Katrina, and the city has continued to see a long, slow, steady population decline.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
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Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
The following month, the company and its two dozen or so remaining corporate employees — buyers, accountants, copywriters et al — relocated to a new office on Cumberland Avenue near O’Hare in Chicago, according to former employees.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The two began working together, with Top making regular trips to Nashville, before relocating to Music City in 2021.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
More than two hundred and fifty thousand people relocated after Katrina, and the city has continued to see a long, slow, steady population decline.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relocate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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relocate
verb
re·lo·cate
(ˈ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
1
: to locate again
2
: to move to a new location
relocate a factory
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