DISLOCATE Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

dislocate

verb

ˈdis-lō-ˌkāt

Definition of dislocate

as in to relocate

to change the place or position of dislocated his shoulder in the accident

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as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war

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Recent Examples of dislocate No major injuries reported from storm The mayor said that a man dislocated his shoulder while protecting his baby as a large tree fell onto his home. — Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The train broke her spine, pelvis and right hand, cut open her head, and dislocated her elbow. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2026 Miami will also be missing Mateo Silvetti, who dislocated his shoulder on Saturday in the win over San Luis. — Michelle Kaufman august 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Simmons started the first five games before his four-game personal leave, then played in another three before fracturing and dislocating his wrist on Thanksgiving Day. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dislocate

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The campaign is designed to reach business leaders in traditional centers such as New York, Chicago and California and persuade them to build or relocate their companies to Florida.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
But Resurrection is a return to form, as our genial serial killer relocates to New York after his now-adult son starts his own murder spree.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of relocate

Verb

There are about a million moving parts, and everybody involved is an outsized character.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Justices Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing that allowing the case to move forward prevents the lower court from considering Pike’s allegations from her childhood.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Baldwin alleged that decision was just one part of a pattern of disturbing prosecutorial abuses, including presenting false information to the grand jury, failing to disclose two firearms reports, and filing an unlawful gun enhancement.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
But the death of Khamenei eliminated the regime’s paramount figure, disturbing the existing balance, and the war is systematically privileging the parts of the state responsible for survival over everything else.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturb

Verb

Doctors also discovered, and removed, excess tissue in her uterus called a uterine septum.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
Kehinde Wiley has offered to buy back his painting that was removed from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, reports the New York Times.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

According to court records, the money obtained was allegedly transferred to various individuals and businesses, primarily Annas 4 Contracting, LLC, and New Life Painters, LLC.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
This is also the first congressional election cycle since George Soros transferred control of his political operation to Alex in 2023.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of transfer

Verb

The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs — both gearing up for the playoffs during the final weekend of the regular Major League Baseball season — had to shuffle the schedule for their three-game series.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
The longtime headquarters of CBS News’s most hallowed properties—60 Minutes and Inside Edition—was recently hollowed out in a Paramount acquisition that saw personalities and producers shuffled to a center across the street.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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