relocate
verb/ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt/
/ˌriːˈləʊkeɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they relocate | /ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt/ /ˌriːˈləʊkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it relocates | /ˌriːləʊˈkeɪts/ /ˌriːˈləʊkeɪts/ |
| past simple relocated | /ˌriːləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ /ˌriːˈləʊkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle relocated | /ˌriːləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ /ˌriːˈləʊkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form relocating | /ˌriːləʊˈkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈləʊkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- (especially of a company or workers) to move or to move somebody/something to a new place to work or operate
- The firm may be forced to relocate from New York to Stanford.
- Some were unwilling to relocate.
- relocate something The company relocated its head office to Stanford.
- Our offices are to be relocated to Newcastle.
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