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dislocate
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dis·lo·cate  (dsl-kt, ds-lkt)
tr.v. dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates
1. To put out of usual or proper place, position, or relationship.
2. To displace (a body part), especially to displace a bone from its normal position.
3. To throw into confusion or disorder; disrupt: a continuing drought that dislocated the state's economy.

[Medieval Latin dislocre, disloct- : dis-, dis- + Latin locre, to place (from locus, place).]

dislocate [ˈdɪsləˌkeɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to disrupt or shift out of place or position
2. (Medicine) to displace (an organ or part) from its normal position, esp a bone from its joint
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dislocate - move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
2.dislocate - put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives"
displace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"

dislocate
verb
1. put out of joint, disconnect, disengage, unhinge, disunite, disjoint, disarticulate, luxate (Medical) She had dislocated her shoulder in the fall.
2. disrupt, confuse, disturb, disorder, disorganize, throw into disarray The strike was designed to dislocate the economy.
Translations
dislocate [ˈdɪsləʊkeɪt] VT
1. (= put out of joint) [+ bone] → dislocarse
he dislocated his shoulderse dislocó el hombro
2. (= disrupt) [+ traffic] → trastornar; [+ plans] → trastocar
3. (= displace) [+ person] → desplazar

dislocate [ˈdɪsləkeɪt] vt
[+ shoulder, elbow, hip, ankle, jaw, finger] → disloquer, déboîter
He has dislocated his shoulder → Il s'est disloqué l'épaule.
(= disrupt) [+ service] → désorganiser; [+ system, process] → bouleverser
(= force to move) [+ worker, refugee] → déplacer

dislocate
vt (Med) → verrenken, ausrenken; (fig) plansdurcheinanderbringen; to dislocate one’s shouldersich (dat)den Arm auskugeln

dislocate [ˈdɪsləʊkeɪt] vt (Med) → slogare, lussare (fig) (plans) → scombussolare
he dislocated his shoulder → si è lussato una spalla
dislocate [ˈdɪsləʊkeɪt] vt (Med) → slogare, lussare (fig) (plans) → scombussolare
he dislocated his shoulder → si è lussato una spalla

dislocate
v dislocate [ˈdisləkeit, (American ) -lou-]
to put (a bone) out of joint; to displace She dislocated her hip when she fell. ontwrig, uit lit ruk يَخْلَع изкълчвам vykloubit (si), vymknout (si); přesunout forvride verrenken εξαρθρώνω dislocar nihestama جا به جا شدن؛ در رفتن mennä sijoiltaan disloquer לִנקוֹע हड्डी की जोड़ हटना promijeniti mjesto, iščašiti kificamít melepaskan, terkilir fara úr liði slogare, lussare 脱臼する 탈구시키다 išnarinti izmežģīt pelecok ontwrichten, verplaatsen forvri, ut av ledd, forskyve, forrykke zwichnąć deslocar a disloca вывихнуть vykĺbiť si, vytknúť; premiestniť premakniti, izpahniti iščašiti vrida ur led, vricka ทำให้เคลื่อน yerinden çıkarmak/ oynatmak 使脫臼,脫位 вивихнути; порушити làm trật khớp 使臼,
n disloˈcation
verplaas, verskuif خَلْع изкълчване vykloubení, vymknutí; přesunutí forvridning die Verrenkung εξάρθρωση dislocación nihestus در رفتگی sijoiltaan meno dislocation נֶקָע हटाव iščašenje kificamítás, ficam terkilir liðhlaup; aflögun slogatura, lussazione 脱臼 탈구, 이동, 혼란 išnarinimas izmežģījums; traucējums keadaan terkehel ontwrichting forskyvning, forvridning, forflytting zwichnięcie deslocação dislocare вывих vykĺbenie; presunutie premaknitev iščašenje vrickning การทำให้เคลื่อน çıkık 脫臼 вивих; зміщення جگہ سے ہٹانے کا عمل sự trật khớp


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