dislocate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈdɪsloʊkeɪt/ UK /ˈdɪsləkeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to displace a bone from its joint; to disrupt or disturb

He fell awkwardly and managed to dislocate his shoulder.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to displace a bone from its... displace disrupt disjoint disturb derangeunhinge

Opposites

locateemplacesettle arrange

Word family

Derived forms dislocationdislocated

Related forms locate location local locus

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dislocatus, past participle of dislocare ('to put out of place'), from dis- ('apart') + locare ('to place'), from locus ('place').

dislocare Latin locus Latin

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# dislocate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɪsloʊkeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɪsləkeɪt/

## Meanings
1. to displace a bone from its joint; to disrupt or disturb

## Examples
- He fell awkwardly and managed to dislocate his shoulder.

## Synonyms
- displace
- disrupt
- disjoint
- disturb
- derange
- unhinge

## Antonyms
- locate
- emplace
- settle
- arrange

## Derived Forms
- dislocation
- dislocated

## Related Forms
- locate
- location
- local
- locus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dislocare
- Root: locus

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin dislocatus, past participle of dislocare ('to put out of place'), from dis- ('apart') + locare ('to place'), from locus ('place').

## AI Etymology
Dislocate is from Medieval Latin dislocatus, past participle of dislocare ('to put out of place'), from dis- ('apart') + locare ('to place'), from locus ('place'). The ancestry passes through Latin dislocare and Latin locus. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to displace a bone from its joint; to disrupt or disturb", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include locate, location, local, and locus; derived forms include dislocation and dislocated.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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