Dislocate
11dislocate — transitive verb Etymology: Medieval Latin dislocatus, past participle of dislocare, from Latin dis + locare to locate Date: 1601 1. to put out of place; specifically to displace (a bone) from normal connections with another bone 2. to force a… …
12dislocate — v.t. [L. dis, without; locus, place] To move out of its proper place, as when stria bands or lines are in discontinuity …
13dislocate — /dis loh kayt , dis loh kayt/, v., dislocated, dislocating n. v.t. 1. to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings. 2. to put out of joint or… …
14dislocate — verb a) to put something out of its usual place b) to (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint Syn: displace …
15dislocate — To luxate; to put out of joint. * * * dis·lo·cate dis lō .kāt, lə ; ( )dis lō .kāt vt, cat·ed; cat·ing to put (a body part) out of order by displacing a bone from its normal connections with another bone <he dislocated his shoulder> also to …
16dislocate — Synonyms and related words: clutter, derange, disarrange, disarray, disarticulate, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, disorder, disorganize, displace, disrupt, disturb, jumble, litter, luxate, mess, mess up, misarrange, mix up, muss, muss up, remove …
17dislocate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. displace, disarrange; disjoin, disarticulate. See disjunction, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To displace] Syn. disorder, disrupt, upset, disturb; see confuse , disorganize . 2. [To… …
18dislocate — dis|lo|cate [ˈdısləkeıt US lou ] v [T] 1.) to move a bone out of its normal position in a joint, usually in an accident ▪ I dislocated my shoulder playing football. 2.) formal to spoil the way in which a plan, system, or service is arranged, so… …
19dislocate — dis|lo|cate [ dıslə,keıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to do something that forces a bone out of its normal position in its SOCKET: He had dislocated his shoulder in training. 2. ) to cause changes that spoil the way something usually works or happens ╾ …
20dislocate — dis·lo·cate || dɪsləʊkeɪt v. pull a joint out of its socket; remove, disrupt …
