Standard Lemma guide

relocate

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːləˈkeɪt/
  • General-American: /ˌɹiˈloʊ̯keɪ̯t/
  • General-American: /ˌɹiloʊ̯ˈkeɪ̯t/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY2 L OW1 K EY0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To move (something) from one place to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We had to relocate the magazine rack because we bruised our shins on it too frequently when it was near the door.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: remove

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To change one's domicile or place of business.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defense industry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To lose something and find it again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • I relocated the bird I spotted last week.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

move or establish in a new location

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: move, displace

5

verb

Meaning 5

become established in a new location

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Our company relocated to the Midwest

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: move

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English locate English relocate From re- + locate.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: treslladar — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Asturian: portiar — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Bulgarian: ме́стя (méstja) — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Bulgarian: преме́ствам (preméstvam) — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Esperanto: translokigi — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Finnish: siirtää — to move (something) from one place to another
  • French: déplacer — to move (something) from one place to another
  • German: umziehen — to move (something) from one place to another
  • German: verlagern — to move (something) from one place to another
  • German: verlegen — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Hungarian: átrak — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Hungarian: áthelyez — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Italian: tramutare — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Māori: whakaneke — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Portuguese: reposicionar — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Russian: перемеща́ть (peremeščátʹ) — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Northern Sami: sirdit — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Spanish: trasladar — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Spanish: mudar — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Spanish: transladar — to move (something) from one place to another
  • Bulgarian: преме́ствам се (preméstvam se) — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Esperanto: translokiĝi — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Finnish: muuttaa — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • French: déménager — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Hungarian: költözik — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Hungarian: elköltözik — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Hungarian: átköltözik — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Portuguese: relocalizar — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Northern Sami: fárret — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Spanish: trasladarse — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Spanish: reubicarse — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Spanish: recolocarse — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Spanish: mudarse — to change one's domicile or place of business
  • Spanish: transladarse — to change one's domicile or place of business