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luxate¹

  • /ˈlʌk.seɪt/

Where it comes from

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

verb luxates · luxating · luxated

  1. To 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.

luxate²

Where it comes from

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

adjective more luxate · most luxate

  1. Dislocated.

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verb to dislocate

Españoldislocar, luxar
Românăluxa

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@misc{luxate_2026,
  title = {luxate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luxate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}