relocate
[ ree-loh-keyt, ree-loh-keyt ]
/ riˈloʊ keɪt, ˌri loʊˈkeɪt /
verb (used with object), re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing.
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
verb (used without object), re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing.
to change one's residence or place of business; move: Next year we may relocate to Denver.
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Origin of relocate
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Examples from the Web for relocate
relocate
/ (ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt) /
verb
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
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relocate
1822, transitive, "to move (something, originally a road) to another place," from re- "back, again" + locate (v.). Intransitive sense of "settle again" is from 1841. Related: Relocated; relocating.
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