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luxate
lux·ate [ lúk sàyt ] (past and past participle lux·at·ed, present participle lux·at·ing, 3rd person present singular lux·ates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
dislocate: to displace the bones of a joint ( technical )

[Early 17th century. < Latin luxat-, past participle of luxare< luxus "dislocated"]

lux·a·tion [ luk sáysh'n ] noun
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