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dislocateto put a bone out of its normal position at a joint

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to put a bone out of its normal position at a joint

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdɪsloʊkeɪt/

Korean meaning: 탈구시키다, 관절을 어긋나게 하다

Korean pronunciation: **디스**로케이트

Example Sentences

  • The magician claimed he could dislocate his thumb, but it was just a trick.
  • The construction work will dislocate normal traffic patterns for three months.
  • She managed to dislocate her jaw while trying to eat an enormous burger.

dislocate

VERB

//ˈdɪsloʊkeɪt//

to put a bone out of its normal position at a joint

dislocate concept
💡 Concept

A dislocate shoulder joint with bone visibly displaced from socket

dislocate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When bones dislocate and locate their new wrongful place — the critical moment inflame with pain that time can't erase

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdɪsloʊkeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdɪsləkeɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootloc
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'dislocare', composed of the prefix 'dis-' (meaning apart or away) and 'locare' (meaning to place or put), which itself derives from 'locus' (place). The word entered English in the 16th century.

🎵Rhyme

relocateallocatelocate
relocate
allocate
locate

🔗Collocations

dislocate shoulder
dislocate joint
dislocate traffic
dislocate the economy
badly dislocated

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The magician claimed he could dislocate his thumb, but it was just a trick.

The construction work will dislocate normal traffic patterns for three months.

😄 Fun example

She managed to dislocate her jaw while trying to eat an enormous burger.

The pandemic dislocated many traditional business models.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

displacedisturbdisruptdisconnectupset

Antonyms

relocateconnectstabilize

Related

locationrelocateallocatedislocation

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