dislocate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪsləʊˈkeɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /dɪsˈloʊkeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form dislocate

Third-person singular dislocates

Past tense dislocated

Past participle dislocated

Present participle dislocating

1. (medicine) If you dislocate a bone, you accidentally move it out from its joint.