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for luxate
From The 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
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]
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