dislocate

[ dis-loh-keyt, dis-loh-keyt ]

/ ˈdɪs loʊˌkeɪt, dɪsˈloʊ keɪt /

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verb (used with object), dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing

to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.

to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ.

to throw out of order; upset; disorder: Frequent strikes dislocated the economy.

noun

Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.

Nearby words

disko, diskogram, diskography, dislike, dislimn, dislocate, dislocation, dislocation fracture, dislodge, disloyal, disloyalty

Origin of dislocate

1595–1605; < Medieval Latin dislocātus (past participle of dislocāre), equivalent to Latin dis- dis-¹ + locātus placed; see locate

Related forms

un·dis·lo·cat·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for dislocate

He would contort your muscles and dislocate your bones like any osteopath.
The Book of Tea|Kakuzo Okakura
It will embitter and degrade our politics, and dislocate our Parliamentary institutions.
The Framework of Home Rule|Erskine Childers
Such mothers, even, have been known to dislocate or fracture a limb!
The Young Mother|William A. Alcott
He could dislocate almost any of the joints of his body, and he often amused himself by imposing upon people in this way.
Curiosities of Human Nature|Anonymous

To impair that sacredness, to dislocate those customs, was to take a step backwards into darkness and anarchy.
Matthew Arnold|G. W. E. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for dislocate

dislocate

/ (ˈdɪsləˌkeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to disrupt or shift out of place or position

to displace (an organ or part) from its normal position, esp a bone from its joint

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Medicine definitions for dislocate

dislocate

[ dĭs′lō-kāt′, dĭs-lō′kāt ]

v.

To displace a body part, especially to displace a bone from its normal position.