relocate

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 0.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To move (something) from one place to another.

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

2. verb To change one's domicile or place of business.

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

3. verb To lose something and find it again.

   I relocated the bird I spotted last week.

Similar words

settle locate relocation rehouse transfer resettle move pass migrate convey

Often followed by

to the in their and them a or from

Word family

reliability reliable reliably reliance reliant relied relies relocatable relocated relocates