Relocate vs Translocate - What's the difference?
relocate | translocate |
to move (something) from one place to another.
to change one's domicile or place of business.
To displace, or move from one place to another.
(of a chromosomal segment) To cause to undergo translocation.
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
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Verb
(en-verb)- We had to relocate the magazine rack because we bruised our shins on it too frequently when it was near the door.
- Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defense industry.