The football player dislocated his shoulder when he fell.
Our plans for the picnic were dislocated by the rain.
SYNONYM(S): disarrange, disconcert.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis·lo·cate — … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… … English syllables
dis|in|tox|i|cate — «DIHS ihn TOK suh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to free from the effects of intoxication or an intoxicating drug: »to disintoxicate addicts … Useful english dictionary
di|var´i|cate|ly — di|var|i|cate «verb. dy VAR uh kayt, duh ; adjective. dy VAR uh kiht, kayt; duh », verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.i. 1. to spread apart; branch; diverge. 2. Botany, Zoology. to diverge at a wide angle, as certain plant branches or insect… … Useful english dictionary
di|var|i|cate — «verb. dy VAR uh kayt, duh ; adjective. dy VAR uh kiht, kayt; duh », verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.i. 1. to spread apart; branch; diverge. 2. Botany, Zoology. to diverge at a wide angle, as certain plant branches or insect wings. –v.t. to… … Useful english dictionary
dislocate — dis·lo·cate … English syllables
dislocate — dis|lo|cate [ dıslə,keıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to do something that forces a bone out of its normal position in its SOCKET: He had dislocated his shoulder in training. 2. ) to cause changes that spoil the way something usually works or happens ╾ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dislocate — dis•lo•cate [[t]ˈdɪs loʊˌkeɪt, dɪsˈloʊ keɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to put out of place; put out of proper relative position 2) pat to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ 3) to throw out of order; disrupt • Etymology … From formal English to slang
dislocate — dis|lo|cate [ˈdısləkeıt US lou ] v [T] 1.) to move a bone out of its normal position in a joint, usually in an accident ▪ I dislocated my shoulder playing football. 2.) formal to spoil the way in which a plan, system, or service is arranged, so… … Dictionary of contemporary English
