Subluxate

//ˌsəbˈləkˌseɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace. transitive

    "He subluxated the joint."

  2. 2
    sprain or dislocate slightly wordnet
  3. 3
    To undergo subluxation: to become partially dislocated or displaced. intransitive

    "The tooth has been subluxated."

Synonyms

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sublux

Etymology

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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