01 v. t. To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a bone: To remove from its normal connections with a neighboring bone; to put o…
imp. & p. p.
Dislocated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dislocating
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To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a bone: To remove from its normal connections with a neighboring bone; to put out of joint; to move from its socket; to disjoint; as, to dislocate your bones.“After some time the strata on all sides of the globe were dislocated.” — Woodward.“And thus the archbishop's see, dislocated or out of joint for a time, was by the hands of his holiness set right again.” — Fuller.