Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To move to or establish in a new place.
- intransitive verb To become established in a new residence or place of business.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To locate again.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To locate again.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
move (something) from one place to another. - verb intransitive to change one's
domicile or place ofbusiness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become established in a new location
- verb move or establish in a new location
Etymologies
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Examples
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Spooky's mom sent us a link to an adorable photo she'd taken of a four-foot-long Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) she'd had to relocate from the strawberry patch.
"This is the lowest we will ever get. It never gets darker." greygirlbeast 2010
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Spooky's mom sent us a link to an adorable photo she'd taken of a four-foot-long Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) she'd had to relocate from the strawberry patch.
"This is the lowest we will ever get. It never gets darker." greygirlbeast 2010
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Some were willing to relocate from the other end of the country.
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Heck, let’s even let the ones who win relocate there, since it’s so much safer.
Think Progress » FACT CHECK: Right Wing Falsely Claims Iraq Is Safer Than Washington, D.C. 2006
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And the Second Avenue Deli always made money hand over fist, so if this new rent really wrankled him, why not suffer under it for a while until you find a place to relocate, which is what he has said he plans to do?
Prisoner of Second Avenue Brooks of Sheffield 2006
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And the Second Avenue Deli always made money hand over fist, so if this new rent really wrankled him, why not suffer under it for a while until you find a place to relocate, which is what he has said he plans to do?
Archive 2006-01-01 Brooks of Sheffield 2006
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"We would have to relocate, which is not really viable," she said.
Star News Group 2010
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April 2009: Both titles relocate from Canary Wharf to the
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April 2009: Both titles relocate from Canary Wharf to the
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The traditional method for a homeowner to relocate is to put their house on the market, receive an offer, sell their home to someone else who gets a new mortgage, move and buy another home with a new mortgage of their own.
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