Relocates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To transfer a person or object from one place to another while changing its location
2. Transfers something or someone from its original position to a new one
3. Shifts the location of an item or individual to another site

Etymology: "Relocates" is the third-person singular present form of "relocate," so its history is that of the verb itself. The verb is built from "re-," a prefix meaning "back" or "again," and "locate," which comes from the Latin "locatus," the past participle of "locare," meaning "to place" or "to set in position." "Locate" entered English by way of that Latin root, so "relocate" is a newer formation that adds the sense of placing something once more in a new spot. The prefix carries most of the sense. In "relocate," "re-" signals a move from one place to another, and the combined verb means to move an office, household, or business to a different location. Its use is largely a modern one, as people and organisations have needed a compact way to describe transferring themselves or their operations elsewhere.

Synonyms: moves, transfers, displaces, migrates, shifts

Antonyms: stays, remains, settles, establishes