| Meaning | Move out of position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" | |
| Synonyms | dislocate, splay, slip | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Spanish | dislocar, luxar | |
| Catalan | dislocar | |
| Nouns | luxation | displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ |
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