LUXATE

dislocate, luxate, splay, slip

(verb) move out of position; “dislocate joints”; “the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

luxate (third-person singular simple present luxates, present participle luxating, simple past and past participle luxated)

To dislocate.

Adjective

luxate (comparative more luxate, superlative most luxate)

Dislocated.

Source: Wiktionary


Lux"ate, a. Etym: [L. luxatus, p. p. of luxare to dislocate.]

Definition: Luxated. [Obs.]

Lux"ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Luxated; p. pr. & vb. n. Luxating.]

Definition: To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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