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luxate

[ luhk-seyt ]
/ ˈlʌk seɪt /
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verb (used with object), lux·at·ed, lux·at·ing.Chiefly Medicine/Medical.
to put out of joint; dislocate: The accident luxated the left shoulder.
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Origin of luxate

1615–25; <Latin luxātus (past participle of luxāre to put out of joint), equivalent to lux(us) dislocated (cognate with Greek loxós oblique) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM luxate

lux·a·tion, nounun·lux·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby luxate

luv, luvvie, Lu-Wang school, Luwian, lux, luxate, luxe, Luxembourg, Luxembourger, Luxembourgian, Luxemburg
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Words related to luxate

detach, dislocate, disarrange, disarticulate, dismember

British Dictionary definitions for luxate

luxate
/ (ˈlʌkseɪt) /
verb
(tr) pathol to put (a shoulder, knee, etc) out of joint; dislocate

Derived forms of luxate

luxation, noun

Word Origin for luxate

C17: from Latin luxāre to displace, from luxus dislocated; related to Greek loxos oblique
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