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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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Our building did eventually burn, but by then my family had joined the white flight and relocated a mile north, to 196th Street.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Prolific Prep has relocated from Napa, California to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Kam Patterson Kam Patterson is a stand-up comedian from Orlando, who relocated to Austin, where his career has taken off.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relocate. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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