
Meaning of LUXATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'lukseyt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[v] move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" |
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LUXATE is a 6 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | dislocate, slip, splay |
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| | See Also: | | displace, move | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lux"ate\, a. [L. luxatus, p. p. of luxare to dislocate.]
Luxated. [Obs.]
\Lux"ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Luxated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Luxating}.]
To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to
put out of joint; to dislocate.
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