Etymology

luxate

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Today it means: To dislocate; to displace a body part. Full definition →

Latin luxātus
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luxate · verb1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromluxātus“dislocated”
  2. English todayluxate

From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”) perfect passive participle of lū̆xō (“to dislocate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.

luxate · adjective2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromluxātus“dislocated”
  2. English todayluxate

From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

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