relocate

verb

re·​lo·​cate (ˌ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt How to pronounce relocate (audio)
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
relocated; relocating; relocates

transitive verb

: to locate again : establish or lay out in a new place

intransitive verb

: to move to a new location
relocatable
(ˌ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkā-tə-bəl How to pronounce relocate (audio)
ˌrē-ˌlō-ˈkā-
adjective
relocation noun

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.
Recent Examples on the Web The news follows an announcement in August 2024 that Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, will relocate from its California headquarters to Texas. Robert Rapier, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 In neighboring Georgia, election officials have identified a total of three polling sites that need to be relocated due to the storm in Richmond, Lowndes, and Columbia counties. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024 The animals, relocated from shelters in Tennessee and Florida, were transferred to LuckyDog's South Carolina Rescue Campus in Florence, South Carolina, before taking the rescue flight to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Wisconsin. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024 The value of the Raiders has climbed since the team relocated from Oakland in 2020. Jessica Golden,michael Ozanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for relocate 

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Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of relocate was in 1829

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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relocate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

relocate

verb
re·​lo·​cate (ˈ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt How to pronounce relocate (audio)
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
1
: to locate again
2
: to move to a new location
relocate a factory
relocation noun

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