dislocate
verb
dis·lo·cate
ˈdis-lō-ˌkāt 
-lə-;
(ˌ)dis-ˈlō-
dislocated; dislocating; dislocates
1
: to put out of place
specifically
: to displace (a bone) from normal connections with another bone
2
: to force a change in the usual status, relationship, or order of : disrupt
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Examples of dislocate in a Sentence
She fell and dislocated her shoulder.
The new hotel will dislocate several businesses.
Thousands of workers have been dislocated by the latest economic crisis.
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After losing the game 110-102, Jazz personnel confirmed that Hendricks fractured his fibula and dislocated his ankle, ESPN reported.
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Houston Texans starting guard Kenyon Green, a first-round pick in the 2022 draft, will reportedly be out for the season after dislocating his left shoulder in last night's match-up with the New York Jets.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Ohtani hasn’t looked right in the two games he’s played since partially dislocating his shoulder.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Sure enough, Buck immediately slips on pumpkin guts and falls hard on the floor, dislocating his shoulder.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Houston Texans starting guard Kenyon Green, a first-round pick in the 2022 draft, will reportedly be out for the season after dislocating his left shoulder in last night's match-up with the New York Jets.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Ohtani hasn’t looked right in the two games he’s played since partially dislocating his shoulder.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Sure enough, Buck immediately slips on pumpkin guts and falls hard on the floor, dislocating his shoulder.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Dislocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dislocate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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dislocate
verb
dis·lo·cate
ˈdis-lō-ˌkāt
(ˈ)dis-ˈlō-
1
: to put out of place
especially
: to displace (a bone) from normal connections with another bone
2
: disrupt
Medical Definition
dislocate
transitive verb
dis·lo·cate
ˈdis-lō-ˌkāt
-lə-; (ˈ)dis-ˈlō-ˌkāt
-lə-; (ˈ)dis-ˈlō-ˌkāt
dislocated; dislocating
: to put (a body part) out of order by displacing a bone from its normal connections with another bone
he dislocated his shoulder
also
: to displace (a bone) from normal connections with another bone
the humerus was dislocated in the fall
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