dislocate


dis·lo·cate

vt
\ˈdis-lō-ˌkāt, -lə-; (ˈ)dis-ˈlō-ˌkāt\
dis·lo·cat·eddis·lo·cat·ing

Definition of DISLOCATE

: to put (a body part) out of order by displacing a bone from its normal connections with another bone <he dislocated his shoulder>; also : to displace (a bone) from normal connections with another bone <the humerus was dislocated in the fall>

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