词源 |
relocate v.also re-locate, 1822, transitive, "to move (something, originally a road) to another place," from re- "back, again" + locate (v.). Intransitive sense of "settle again" is by 1841. Related: Relocated; relocating. Late Latin relocare meant "bring a thing back to its former place," also "to let out again." updated on June 27, 2021 |