DISLOCATES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

put out of its usual place, position, or relationship

Example: The colonists displaced the natives

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

move out of position

Example: dislocate joints; the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically

Synonyms

Dislocate, Luxate, Splay, Slip