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SUBLUXATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sprain or dislocate slightly

Example:

subluxate the hip

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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)

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