relocate

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English locate English relocate From re- + locate.

1. 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.”

   “In the three weeks since, the city has repeatedly relocated evacuees on short notice. To reopen schools, it bused many to armories, turning drill floors into open dormitories for the first time since a 1980s lawsuit halted the practice.”

2. To change one's domicile or place of business.

   “Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defense industry.”

   “On 'prosperity re-distribution', it ignores the prospect that businesses may relocate to be near HS2 stations. So never mind the observable phenomenon of major businesses relocating to Birmingham, with a veritable rash of private sector investment.”

3. To lose something and find it again.

   “I relocated the bird I spotted last week.”