RELOCATE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

relocate

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt

Definition of relocate

as in to move

to change the place or position of those volumes have been relocated to the second floor of the library

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Recent Examples of relocate The primary market is adults who want to downsize large one-family houses and relocate to a home expressly designed for seniors. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026 Despite all that had gone down between Kim and West, the final straw seemed to be his desire to relocate their four children from Calabasas to Wyoming. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026 After the visit, the child was relocated to China, prosecutors said. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The game was relocated because the Laver Cup, a tennis event, was booked at Chase Center. — Jill Martin, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for relocate

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Components can move from machining to assembly on the same day or the following day, enabling teams to test design changes on physical hardware sooner.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
However, the higher PPI is pointing to an economy that is gradually moving away from deflationary pressures even if the recovery remains uneven, said Hao Zhou, chief economist at Guotai Junan International Holdings.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

The woman contacted her 72-year-old father, who came out of the house to remove Gonzalez.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
While no service can promise to remove all your data from the internet, a data removal service can monitor and automate the process of removing your information from hundreds of sites continuously over a longer period.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

The 56-year-old was transferred on Friday from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to FCI Allenwood, a low-security prison in Pennsylvania, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed with The Times.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Through its Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) programme, the service aims to develop modular systems that can be transferred between different military vehicles to expand air defense capabilities beyond specialized units.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of transfer

Verb

They are discovered well beyond the bounds of the strategic map, where the winds shift, the old answers sink, and the pilot must find the way by dead reckoning.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The autumn sun is drifting southward and the angle of shadows is shifting.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

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