Dislocate and Place

Dislocate

Dislocate verb - To change the place or position of.

Place is an antonym for dislocate in displace topic.

Nearby Words: dislocation, dislocating

Place

Place verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

Dislocate is an antonym for place.

Nearby Words: placed, placement, placing, placer, placet

Common collocations

parts dislocate parts place parts

Both words in one sentence

  • In Lethal Weapon films, starting with the second movie, Riggs would occasionally dislocate his shoulder (though in the second movie he does it intentionally to break loose of a strait jacket) and then bang it on a wall to put it back in its place.
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