translocate Definition
trans·lo·cate (--lō′kāt′)
transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing
to cause to change location or position
translocate Usage Examples
Object
- osprey: Like all the 2001 translocated Ospreys, the Rutland chick was fitted with a red ring with white lettering on its right leg.
- juvenile: Another of the translocated juveniles has survived to adulthood!
- herbicide: This type of herbicide is known as a non-residual translocated herbicide.
- bird: A total of 12 translocated birds are now known to have returned to the UK.
- male: It was number 02, a translocated bird male.
- chick: This prompted conservationists to translocate 60 chicks to Rutland Water, in the East Midlands.
Modifying Another Word
- successfully: If red squirrels can be successfully translocated into these untapped habitats their status in Ireland may be assured.
- then: How is this large complex then translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane?
- not: This is because herbicides do not translocate well through the plant.
Followed by an intransitive particle
down: The glyphosate is taken in through the leaves of the weed, is translocated down to the root.
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