translocate

transitive verb

trans·​lo·​cate

(ˈ)tran(t)¦slōˌkāt, 

traan-, 

-nzˈl-, 

usually -āt+V

: to change the location or position of : dislocate, displace

especially : to transfer (as food materials or products of metabolism) from one location to another in the plant body

Word History

Etymology

probably back-formation from translocation

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