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English
Etymology
From trans- + locate.
Pronunciation
Verb
translocate (third-person singular simple present translocates, present participle translocating, simple past and past participle translocated)
- (transitive) To displace, or move from one place to another.
2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “HS2 is just 'passing through'”, in RAIL, number 953, page 44:Unexpectedly, even some of the monoliths are throwing out new shoots. This is great news, as these trees contain ancient woodland DNA, so are a very valuable seedbank. Further along the site, Penny shows me a famous translocated stump... the Cubbington pear tree. [...] The stump was translocated, and the trunk used as a monolith - but not before dozens of cuttings had been taken, some of which are growing nearby. And the stump? It's already throwing out dozens of new shoots as it's become re-established.
- (genetics, transitive, of a chromosomal segment) To cause to undergo translocation.
- (biochemistry, transitive) To cause to undergo translocation, usually a transition through a membrane.
Derived terms
Noun
translocate (plural translocates)
- The substance that is moved by translocation.
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Spanish
Verb
translocate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of translocar combined with te