relocate

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /riˈloʊkeɪt/ UK /ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to move to a new place

The firm decided to relocate its head office abroad.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to move to a new place move transfer resettlerepositionshift displace

Opposites

stay remain

Word family

Derived forms relocationrelocatablerelocator

Related forms locate location local

Etymology

From re- ('again') + locate, from Latin locatus, past participle of locare ('to place'), from locus ('place').

re- Latin locare Latin locus Latin

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# relocate

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

## Meanings
1. to move to a new place

## Examples
- The firm decided to relocate its head office abroad.

## Synonyms
- move
- transfer
- resettle
- reposition
- shift
- displace

## Antonyms
- stay
- remain

## Derived Forms
- relocation
- relocatable
- relocator

## Related Forms
- locate
- location
- local

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: locare
- Root: locus

## Etymology
From re- ('again') + locate, from Latin locatus, past participle of locare ('to place'), from locus ('place').

## AI Etymology
Relocate comes from re- ('again') + locate, from Latin locatus, past participle of locare ('to place'), from locus ('place'). The historical chain includes Latin re-, Latin locare, and Latin locus. The quoted older senses, "again", "to place", and "place", supply the semantic anchors for relocate. The formation is best read as compound, participial, and borrowed: the word relocate carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a verb, "to move to a new place". English derivatives include relocation, relocatable, and relocator; related English forms include locate, location, and local. The result is a verb whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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