luxate

lux·ate

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [luhk-seyt]
- /ˈlʌk seɪt/
- /ˈlʌk.seɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luhk-seyt]
- /ˈlʌk seɪt/

Definitions of luxate word

verb with object luxate to put out of joint; dislocate: The accident luxated the left shoulder. 1
noun luxate Dislocate. 1
verb luxate to put (a shoulder, knee, etc) out of joint; dislocate 0
verb transitive luxate to put out of joint; dislocate 0

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Origin of luxate

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

1615-25; < Latin luxātus (past participle of luxāre to put out of joint), equivalent to lux(us) dislocated (cognate with Greek loxós oblique) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Luxate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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luxate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for luxate

verb luxate

dismember — to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
dislocate — to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.
disarticulate — Separate (bones) at the joints.
detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.

All 5 Synonyms of luxate