RELOCATABLE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

relocate

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt

Definition of relocate

as in to move

to change the place or position of those volumes have been relocated to the second floor of the library

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Recent Examples of relocate The monuments will be preserved by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, which said in a statement the statues will be relocated to battlefield sites within the Shenandoah Valley. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Trainer Larry Rivelli, the winningest trainer at both Hawthorne and Arlington International Racecourse over many recent years, relocated about 100 horses to Turfway Park in Kentucky. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Season 1 of the mystery comedy, inspired by the 1989 horror-comedy film of the same name and set in present-day suburbia, follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 The American crocodile is protected under both state and federal law, and the public is reminded to not attempt to injure, capture, harass or relocate a crocodile. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for relocate

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The Moon in Pisces moves through your 6th House of Work, Health, and Daily Routines while making an awkward angle to Venus in Libra and your 1st House of Self.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Acceptance moves you out of frustration and into a place of proactivity.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

In sick bay, M’Benga tries to remove the table and end his life so Chapel can give up on him, an effort that proves futile.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Though your home may have its share of appliances, mail, mugs, or anything else that lives on your countertops daily, they should be removed before listing.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

In true Richards’ fashion, of course, Kyle transfers her distress into throwing yet another one of her overwrought white parties, whose guest list is filled with a caravan of beloved names in the Bravo-verse.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Daniels later pleaded guilty to assault and was shipped off to prison, but shortly before he was released in early 2018, he was transferred to Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City and signed up for a prison college course.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of transfer

Verb

This June, his administration largely shifted special-education oversight to HHS and the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice.

— Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Rather, this is a dangerous, shape-shifting synthetic entity that ravaged their entire planet.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

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