What is the meaning of dislocate?

verb

  • Move out of position.
    • usage: "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
  • Put out of its usual place, position, or relationship.
    • usage: "The colonists displaced the natives"
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