Hyphenation of dislocate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word dislocate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

dis-lo-cate

Definitions of dislocate:

1.	Move out of position Dislocate joints The artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
2.	Put out of its usual place, position, or relationship The colonists displaced the natives

Synonyms of dislocate:

verb	luxate, splay, slip, move, displace
verb	displace, resettle

Last hyphenations of this language

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