Definition for DIS'LO-CATE

DIS'LO-CATE, v.t. [dis and locate; L. locus, place; Fr. disloquer; It. dislocare.]

To displace; to put out of its proper place; particularly, to put out of joint; to disjoint; to move a bone from its socket, cavity, or place of articulation.

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