dislocate

(dĭs'lō-kāt', dĭs-lō'kāt)
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

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

[Medieval Latin dislocāre, dislocāt- : dis-, dis- + Latin locāre, to place (from locus, place).]

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verb

1. To alter the settled state or position of: displace, disturb, move, shake, shift. See move/halt.
2. To displace (a bone) from a socket or joint: slip, throw out. Idioms: throw out of joint. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: displace
Antonyms: keep together, order

See words rhyming with "dislocate."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Dislocate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forvride, få af led, afbryde, få til at bryde sammen, fjerne, flytte

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontwrichten, verplaatsen

Français (French)
v. tr. - se disloquer, se démettre, se luxer, disloquer, démettre, luxer, (fig) désorganiser, bouleverser

Deutsch (German)
v. - stören, luxieren, sich auskugeln, sich ausrenken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαρθρώνω, βγάζω (μέλος του σώματος), μεταθέτω, ξεχαρβαλώνω, χαλνώ

Italiano (Italian)
disturbare, slogare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - deslocar

Русский (Russian)
нарушать, сдвигать, дислоцировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dislocar, desarreglar, trastornar, luxar, desencajar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rubba ur dess läge, vrida ur led, bildl. rubba (ngns planer)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使移动位置, 弄乱, 使脱臼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使移動位置, 弄亂, 使脫臼

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 관절이 어긋나다, 순서가 뒤바뀌게 하다, 혼동시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 脱臼させる, 位置を変える, 乱す, 位置を移す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينزع شيئا من موضعه وبخاصه يخلع مفصل عظمي من مكانه, يعرقل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נקע עצם, הזיז, שיבש, בילבל, גרם לאי-סדר‬

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