dislocate
verb (used with object)
to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace.
has dislocated
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present perfectof dislocate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"The effort in Somalia has dislocated al Shabaab," Rodriguez said, adding that the group had been pushed from the capital Mogadishu in some other areas.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2013
It’s the fourth time Proctor has dislocated the same elbow.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2011
This is the fourth time Proctor has dislocated the same elbow.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2011
Once a person has dislocated a shoulder he must ordinarily be careful not to reach too roughly, for probably one-third of dislocated shoulders repeat the accident.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has dislocated all his puppets, strewed the ground with the débris of his fancies, and he is not yet content,—'What do you want, you wretched baby?'—'I want the moon!'
From Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) by Leighton, John
