luxate

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/ˈlʌk.seɪt/

verb

To dislocate; to displace a body part.

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dislocatesplayslip
OriginLatin luxātus →
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Meanings

luxate1

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

present singular third person luxates · participle present luxating · participle past luxated · past luxated

  1. medicineTo dislocate; to displace a body part.

    If in cases of difficulty you have recourse to this means, luxate downwards as far as half the dorsopalmar diameter, and then vice versa.

    1863, Stephen Smith, Hand-book of Surgical Operations, page 97

luxate2

adjectiveluxate (comparative more luxate, superlative most luxate)

comparative more luxate · superlative most luxate

  1. medicineDislocated.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmove out of position

Similar
dislocatesplayslip
Broader
movedisplace
Also see
dislocateslipsplay

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

luxate · verb

  1. Latinluxātus“dislocated”
  2. Englishluxate

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

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luxate · adjective

  1. Latinluxātus“dislocated”
  2. Englishluxate

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

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Translations

Bulgarian навяхвам
  • навяхвам (navjahvam)to dislocate
Norwegian luksere
  • luksereto dislocate
Polish zwichnąć
  • zwichnąćto dislocate
Romanian luxa
  • luxato dislocate
Spanish dislocar, luxar
  • dislocarto dislocate
  • luxarto dislocate
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APA

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MLA

“luxate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luxate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luxate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luxate.

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