luxate

3 definitions found

luxate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Luxate \Lux"ate\, a. [L. luxatus, p. p. of luxare to dislocate.]
     Luxated. [Obs.]
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  Luxate \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.
     [1913 Webster]

luxate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  luxate
      v 1: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial
           hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn:
           dislocate, luxate, splay, slip]