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subluxate

UK/ˌsʌbˈlʌkseɪt/US/ˌsəbˈləkˌseɪt/

subluxate verb: to cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.

Verb

subluxate (third-person singular simple present subluxates, present participle subluxating, simple past and past participle subluxated)

  1. (transitive) To cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.
    • He subluxated the joint.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo subluxation: to become partially dislocated or displaced.
    • The tooth has been subluxated.

Forms of subluxate

third-person singular presentsubluxates
present participlesubluxating
past participlesubluxated
pastsubluxated
alternative formsublux

Origin of subluxate

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.

Questions about subluxate

What does subluxate mean?
Subluxate means to cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.
What part of speech is subluxate?
Subluxate is a verb.
How do you pronounce subluxate?
Subluxate is pronounced /ˌsəbˈləkˌseɪt/ (US).
What is the past tense of subluxate?
The past tense of subluxate is subluxated.

Words near subluxate in the dictionary

  1. sublunulate
  2. sublunulated
  3. sublustrous
  4. sublux
  5. subluxable
  6. subluxate
  7. subluxated
  8. subluxates
  9. subluxating
  10. subluxation
  11. subluxations

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