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
Synonyms
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 same year Sobel moved, Guggenheim closed her Manhattan gallery and soon relocated permanently to Venice.
—
Helen Stoilas, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
That same year, the state passed a law that relocated low-level offenders without prior serious or violent felonies to serve their time in a county jail instead of state prison.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Our realtors have found that when relocating to the Scranton school district, ease of walkability and access to state park lands have been the largest driver of location.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
Seven years after relocating to Ronda, the couple are very much settled, and even have a dog, named Lola Supernova.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Elk Grove is just a few steps away from actualizing a new, state-of-the-art zoological park in south Sacramento County, and city leaders could decide within a matter of weeks whether to move forward with relocating the Sacramento Zoo.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
Among the 362,000 people now internally displaced throughout the country due to kidnapping and gang attacks, more than 15,000 were forced to flee their homes over the last three weeks and more than 33,000 have left the capital, relocating mainly to the southern region, the U.N. said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Some business leaders predict that a burgeoning high-rise residential market in downtown could spur more commercial projects, too, and sweeten the deal for relocating corporate headquarters.
—Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
After 46 years in his house near Normandie Avenue, Glen Flowers has sold it for $1.1 million and is planning to relocate to his native Belize.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Helen Stoilas, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
That same year, the state passed a law that relocated low-level offenders without prior serious or violent felonies to serve their time in a county jail instead of state prison.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Our realtors have found that when relocating to the Scranton school district, ease of walkability and access to state park lands have been the largest driver of location.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
Seven years after relocating to Ronda, the couple are very much settled, and even have a dog, named Lola Supernova.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Elk Grove is just a few steps away from actualizing a new, state-of-the-art zoological park in south Sacramento County, and city leaders could decide within a matter of weeks whether to move forward with relocating the Sacramento Zoo.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
Among the 362,000 people now internally displaced throughout the country due to kidnapping and gang attacks, more than 15,000 were forced to flee their homes over the last three weeks and more than 33,000 have left the capital, relocating mainly to the southern region, the U.N. said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Some business leaders predict that a burgeoning high-rise residential market in downtown could spur more commercial projects, too, and sweeten the deal for relocating corporate headquarters.
—Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
After 46 years in his house near Normandie Avenue, Glen Flowers has sold it for $1.1 million and is planning to relocate to his native Belize.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relocate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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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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