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Relocate vs Translocate - What's the difference?

relocate | translocate |

In transitive terms the difference between relocate and translocate

is that relocate is to move (something) from one place to another while translocate is to displace, or move from one place to another.

relocate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • to move (something) from one place to another.
  • We had to relocate the magazine rack because we bruised our shins on it too frequently when it was near the door.
  • to change one's domicile or place of business.
  • Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defense industry.

    translocate

    English

    Verb

    (translocat)
  • To displace, or move from one place to another.
  • (of a chromosomal segment) To cause to undergo translocation.