SUBLUXATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subluxate mean? 

• SUBLUXATE (verb)
  The verb SUBLUXATE has 1 sense:

1. sprain or dislocate slightly

  Familiarity information: SUBLUXATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBLUXATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they subluxate    ... he / she / it subluxates   
Past simple: subluxated   
Past participle: subluxated   
-ing form: subluxating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sprain or dislocate slightly

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

subluxate the hip

Hypernyms (to "subluxate" is one way to...):

injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

subluxation (partial displacement of a joint or organ)