English verb: dislocate | |||
1. | dislocate (change) move out of position | ||
Samples | Dislocate joints. The artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically. | ||
Synonyms | luxate, slip, splay | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
2. | dislocate (change) put out of its usual place, position, or relationship | ||
Samples | The colonists displaced the natives. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace | ||