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
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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Nikki then revealed that her breast implant was dislocated in the Monday, July 28, match between herself and Piper Niven on WWE's Monday Night Raw.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Slowed by shoulder dislocated suffered on a slide in 2023, King is back to catching regularly and beginning to live up to his potential as the offensive-minded catcher selected in the fourth round in 2022.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Fields is back fully practicing with the Jets after dislocating his toe nearly a week ago.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
One time, her shoulder was dislocated during a transfer.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Slowed by shoulder dislocated suffered on a slide in 2023, King is back to catching regularly and beginning to live up to his potential as the offensive-minded catcher selected in the fourth round in 2022.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Fields is back fully practicing with the Jets after dislocating his toe nearly a week ago.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
One time, her shoulder was dislocated during a transfer.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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“Dislocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dislocate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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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