dislocate

/ˈdɪsləʊkeɪt/DIH-sloh-kayt

/ˈdɪsloʊkeɪt/DIH-sloh-kayt

Meaningto put out of place

Common meaning: to put out of its proper place, as a joint

disapart, away; not
loca place, spotLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1074 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

‘apart, away’ + ‘a place, spot’ → dislocate

Journey through time

Latinlocus‘a place, spot’
Englishdislocate‘to put out of its proper place, as a joint’ · today

dis- also in: disarm discern discord disdain disgust

loc also in: local locate location locomotive allocate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin locus ‘a place, spot’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry locus, p. 1074 · dictionary scan

Roots

locus Latin “a place, spot”

Related words

allocate collocate local locate location locomotive

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