relocate

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relocate

  • /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪt/ UK
  • /ˌɹiːləˈkeɪt/ UK
  • /ˌɹiˈloʊ̯keɪ̯t/ US
  • /ˌɹiloʊ̯ˈkeɪ̯t/ US

verb relocates · relocating · relocated

  1. transitive To move (something) from one place to another. We had to relocate the magazine rack because we bruised our shins on it too frequently when it was near the door.

    Similar: remove

  2. intransitive To change one's domicile or place of business. Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defense industry.
  3. intransitive To lose something and find it again. I relocated the bird I spotted last week.

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Closest in meaning: settle, locate, relocation, rehouse, transfer, resettle, move, pass, migrate, convey, moving, migration, resettlement, transport, delocalise, travel

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verb to move (something) from one place to another

Españoltrasladar, mudar, transladar
Portuguêsreposicionar
Françaisdéplacer
Deutschumziehen, verlagern, verlegen
Italianotramutare
Русскийперемеща́ть peremeščátʹ

verb to change one's domicile or place of business

Españoltrasladarse, reubicarse, recolocarse, mudarse, transladarse
Portuguêsrelocalizar
Françaisdéménager

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@misc{relocate_2026,
  title = {relocate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/relocate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}