relocate
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
to move to a new place to live or work.
to change one's place of residence or business operations. This sense is often intransitive.
Simple“The company decided to relocate its main office to a city with lower taxes.”
In context“After the merger, several senior executives were offered generous packages to relocate from the London branch to the new headquarters in Singapore.”
UsageOften used with the preposition 'to' followed by the new destination.
Teacher's tipWhile 'move' is more common in daily speech, 'relocate' is the standard term in professional or corporate contexts.
- 02 C1 Advanced
to move something from one position to another.
to move an object or entity from its original site to a new one. This sense is transitive and requires a direct object.
Simple“The workers had to relocate the heavy machinery to the other side of the factory.”
In context“Conservationists worked through the night to relocate the endangered nest to a protected area before the construction crew arrived.”
UsageAlways takes a direct object.
Synonyms
“As many as 3,500 settled in the U.S., with the rest relocating to another part of the continent .”
“He has since relocated to Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.”
From re- + locate.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.