luxate

From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”) perfect passive participle of lū̆xō (“to dislocate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʌk.seɪt/

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luxate (third-person singular simple present luxates, present participle luxating, simple past and past participle luxated)

1. (pathology) To dislocate.
   • 1863, Stephen Smith, Hand-book of Surgical Operations‎^[1], page 97:

     If in cases of difficulty you have recourse to this means, luxate downwards as far as half the dorsopalmar diameter, and then vice versa.

• subluxate

From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

luxate (comparative more luxate, superlative most luxate)

1. (medicine) Dislocated.

luxate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of luxar combined with te