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(dis′lō kāt′)

transitive verb dislocated, dislocating

to put out of place; specif., to displace (a bone) from its proper position at a joint
to upset the order of; disarrange; disrupt

Origin: < ML dislocatus, pp. of dislocare: see dis- & locate

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transitive verb dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates

To put out of usual or proper place, position, or relationship.
To displace (a body part), especially to displace a bone from its normal position.
To throw into confusion or disorder; disrupt: a continuing drought that dislocated the state's economy.

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Origin: Medieval Latin dislocāre, dislocāt-

Origin: : dis-, dis-

Origin: + Latin locāre, to place (from locus, place)

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