Relocating

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of changing location by moving oneself or something to another place
2. Moving from one place or setting to a different one as a process or action
3. The process of shifting position or residence from one site to another

Etymology: Relocating is a plain formation: the verb "locate" with the prefix "re-" (meaning "again" or "back") and the suffix "-ing" that turns it into a present participle or gerund. "Locate" itself comes from the Latin "locatus," the past participle of "locare," "to place," which is also the root of "location" and "local." Its earliest English sense, in the 1500s, was simply "to place or set in a position," and the idea of finding where something is came later. Relocate is recorded in English from the mid-1800s, and its original meaning was to set something back in its place. The modern sense of moving to a new site, especially a home or business, developed from there, and it became common in American English in the 20th century. Because "re-" means "again," the word literally describes placing something in a location once more, which is why the verb can apply to a company or a family moving somewhere new.

Synonyms: moving, transferring, shifting, changing, displacing

Antonyms: settling, staying, remaining, establishing, rooting