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
Construction is due to begin before the end of December, which means that lands will be taken, villages relocated.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution | Nina Lakhani | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRice, a New Orleans native who wrote many novels here, relocated to La Jolla, Cal.
After the implosion of the project, Harris relocated to a commercial apple orchard in upstate New York.
A ‘Truman Show’ For Today: The Return of Josh Harris | Anthony Haden-Guest | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter a long painful process, he ended a relationship with his longtime girlfriend and relocated from Oregon to Colorado.
Surviving War Doesn’t Turn All Veterans into Victims, Sometimes it Helps Them Grow | David Morris | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTForced to leave relatives behind, they relocated to the Washington Heights neighborhood in upper Manhattan to start a new life.
Franck de las Mercedes Lost Everything in a Fire…Except His Faberge Egg | Justin Jones | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Some illustrations have been relocated for better flow, causing some page numbers to be removed.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithSo that paragraphs could flow uninterrupted, illustrations were relocated to positions between paragraphs.
The Romance of the Red Triangle | Arthur Keysall YappAuthor portraits have been relocated between their biographical introductions and the beginning of their writings.
Wisconsin in Story and Song; | VariousThose which served as numbered notes have been relocated to the end of each section.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3) | Thomas BrowneFootnotes were relocated from the end of page to the end of the text and linked for easy reference.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century | Charles Morris
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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