dislocated

Variant of dislocate

dislocate definition

dis·lo·cate (dis′lō kāt′)

transitive verb dislocated -·cat′ed, dislocating -·cat′·ing

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

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

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