- relocate
- Date: 1834 transitive verb to locate again ; establish or lay out in a new place intransitive verb to move to a new location • relocatable adjective • relocation noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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relocate — re‧lo‧cate [ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt ǁ riːˈloʊkeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] if a company or worker relocates or is relocated, they move to a different place: • Many workers are unwilling to relocate. relocate (something/somebody) to something • The… … Financial and business terms
Relocate — Re*lo cate (r? l? k?t), v. t. To locate again. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relocate — I verb reassign, reestablish, replace, reposition, rereside, resettle, resite, Testation II index remove (transfer) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
relocate — (v.) to move to another place, 1834, from re back, again + LOCATE (Cf. locate) (v.). Related: Relocated; relocating … Etymology dictionary
relocate — ► VERB ▪ move to a new place and establish one s home or business there. DERIVATIVES relocation noun … English terms dictionary
relocate — ☆ relocate [rē lō′kāt΄ ] vt., vi. relocated, relocating 1. to locate again 2. to move to a new location relocation n … English World dictionary
relocate — re|lo|cate [ˌri:ləuˈkeıt US ri:ˈloukeıt] v [I and T] if a person or business relocates, or if they are relocated, they move to a different place relocate to ▪ A lot of firms are relocating to the North of England. relocate in ▪ businesses that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
relocate — [[t]ri͟ːloʊke͟ɪt, AM lo͟ʊkeɪt[/t]] relocates, relocating, relocated V ERG If people or businesses relocate or if someone relocates them, they move to a different place. If the company was to relocate, most employees would move... Ray Bonner first … English dictionary
relocate — UK [ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt] / US [ˈrɪloʊˌkeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms relocate : present tense I/you/we/they relocate he/she/it relocates present participle relocating past tense relocated past participle relocated to move to a different … English dictionary
relocate — relocation, n. /ree loh kayt, ree loh kayt /, v., relocated, relocating. v.t. 1. to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston. v.i. 2. to change one s residence or place of business; move:… … Universalium
relocate — verb a) 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. b) to change ones domicile or place of business. Alfred relocated to Colorado … Wiktionary
