dislocate

UK: /ˈdɪsləkeɪt/

US: /ˈdɪsloʊˌkeɪt, dɪsˈloʊkeɪt/

US: (dis′lō kāt′, dis lō′kāt)

Inflections of 'dislocate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

dislocates

v 3rd person singular

dislocating

v pres p

dislocated

v past

dislocated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•lo•cate /ˈdɪsloʊˌkeɪt, dɪsˈloʊkeɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 

1. Pathology to put out of joint or out of position:
   His shoulder was dislocated.
2. to throw out of order; upset:
   Frequent strikes dislocated the economy.

dis•lo•ca•tion /ˌdɪsloʊˈkeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable] See -loc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•lo•cate  (dis′lō kāt′, dis lō′kāt), v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing n. 
v.t. 

1. to put out of place;
   put out of proper relative position;
   displace:
   The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.
2. Pathology to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ.
3. to throw out of order;
   upset;
   disorder:
   Frequent strikes dislocated the economy.

n. 

4. Sport [Gymnastics.] a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.

• Medieval Latin dislocātus (past participle of dislocāre), equivalent. to Latin dis- dis-¹ + locātus placed; see locate
• 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dislocate / ˈdɪsləˌkeɪt/ verb (transitive)

1. to disrupt or shift out of place or position
2. to displace (an organ or part) from its normal position, esp a bone from its joint