DISLOCATE


Meaning of DISLOCATE in English

(~s, dislocating, ~d)

1.

If you ~ a bone or joint in your body, or in someone else’s body, it moves out of its proper position in relation to other bones, usually in an accident.

Harrison ~d a finger...

VERB: V n

2.

To ~ something such as a system, process, or way of life means to disturb it greatly or prevent it from continuing as normal.

It would help to end illiteracy and disease, but it would also ~ a traditional way of life...

= disrupt

VERB: V n

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