relocate
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
to change one's residence or place of business; move: Next year we may relocate to Denver.
Origin of relocate
1Other words from relocate
- re·lo·ca·tion [ree-loh-key-shuhn], /ˌri loʊˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
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How to use relocate in a sentence
Washington finally got to play in the NFL for three seasons starting in 1946, when the Cleveland Rams relocated to Los Angeles and wanted to play in a public stadium.
Kenny Washington’s time has come. NFL needs to recognize the man who broke the color barrier. | Fred Bowen | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostStudents and entrepreneurs either gave up on their dreams or relocated out of the state.
The 550-day 4G blackout cost Kashmir’s economy $4.2 billion | Ananya Bhattacharya | February 9, 2021 | QuartzThe city faced the prospect of having to quickly relocate hundreds of workers if it couldn’t find a solution.
How a Volunteer Helped Get the City Into Its Biggest Real Estate Debacle | Lisa Halverstadt | January 29, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoJimmy Patronis, the state’s chief financial officer, issued a letter to the International Olympic Committee and its president, Thomas Bach, on Monday, encouraging the IOC to consider relocating the competition to Florida.
Florida official offers up his state should Tokyo decide to pass on Olympics | Glynn A. Hill | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostHe began playing for the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 and moved with the team when they relocated to Atlanta in 1966.
It has taken more than that so far to just relocate the population and shore up the buildings.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMuch of the money meant to restore the center and rebuild the houses has gone instead to relocate the residents.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe money would have gone to compensate the victims, pay for future health screenings, and in some cases relocate households.
Congressional restrictions have made it more difficult to transfer or relocate Guantánamo detainees.
Obama, Not Congress, Is the Reason Guantánamo Is Still Open | Thomas Joscelyn | May 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo nasty, indeed, that Bates was forced to temporarily relocate from her London flat after receiving death threats.
Everyday Sexism Creator Laura Bates on Helping Women Speak Out | Anna Klassen | April 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTUp to 20 or 25 individual whales would relocate to other areas, increasing competition for food there.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska | United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal CommissionIn more recent years, efforts have been made to relocate the bishop's church in the West End.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 | Harris NewmarkIf I relocate the mine I am to receive twenty thousand in cash and ten per cent.
Bloom of Cactus | Robert Ames BennetNow, Mrs. Paine, would you please locate—take the 45-inch package and relocate it where you first saw it?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyA home-hunting force, seeking to relocate the surviving members of our race.
Get Out of Our Skies! | E. K. Jarvis
British Dictionary definitions for relocate
/ (ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt) /
to move or be moved to a new place, esp (of an employee, a business, etc) to a new area or place of employment
(intr) (of an employee, a business, etc) to move for reasons of business to a new area or place of employment
Derived forms of relocate
- relocation, noun
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