relocate
/ˌɹiˈloʊ̯keɪ̯t/ verb C1- 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.
- To change one's domicile or place of business. · Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defense industry.
- To lose something and find it again. · I relocated the bird I spotted last week.
He/she/it relocates · Past relocated · Past participle relocated · -ing form relocating
Verb forms
- Base form
- relocate
- He/she/it
- relocates
- Past
- relocated
- Past participle
- relocated
- -ing form
- relocating
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Following World War I, many African Americans relocated to northern cities searching for better opportunities.
The sheer severity of the miasma disrupted legislative proceedings so profoundly that lawmakers seriously considered relocating their administrative operations away from the capital entirely.
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