subluxate

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US/ˌsəbˈləkˌseɪt/UK/ˌsʌbˈlʌkseɪt/UK/ˌsʌblʌkˈseɪt/

verb

To cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.

“He subluxated the joint.”

OriginNew Latin sublūxātus →
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Meanings

verbsubluxate (third-person singular simple present subluxates, present participle subluxating, simple past and past participle subluxated)

present singular third person subluxates · participle present subluxating · participle past subluxated · past subluxated · alternative sublux

  1. transitivemedicineTo cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.

    He subluxated the joint.

  2. intransitivemedicineTo undergo subluxation: to become partially dislocated or displaced.

    The tooth has been subluxated.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sublux

Origin

  1. New Latinsublūxātus“subluxated”
  2. Englishsubluxate

From New Latin sublūxātus (“subluxated”), perfect active participle of subluxare (“to subluxate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from sub- (“under, below, lesser”) + lūxō (“to dislocate”). Equivalent to sub- + luxate.

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APA

subluxate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subluxate

MLA

“subluxate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subluxate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subluxate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subluxate.

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