translocate.
To move or transfer (someone or something) from one place to another; to displace, to relocate, to remove.
Meaning & usage
To move or transfer (someone or something) from one place to another; to displace, to relocate, to remove.
To move or transfer (someone or something) from one place to another; to displace, to relocate, to remove. To move or transfer (an animal) from one place to another, especially as part of a wildlife conservation programme.
To cause (a molecule, substance, etc.) to undergo translocation through a cell membrane or body tissue, usually by an active process.
To cause (a chromosomal segment) to undergo translocation to a different place, especially on a non-homologous chromosome.
To move or travel from one place to another; to relocate.
Of a molecule, substance, etc.: to undergo translocation through a cell membrane or body tissue, usually by an active process.
Of a chromosomal segment: to undergo translocation to a different place, especially on a non-homologous chromosome.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English locate English translocate The verb is derived from trans- (prefix meaning ‘across; to the other side of’) + locate, a back-formation from translocation. The noun is derived from the verb; see -ate.
A substance which is moved by translocation through a body tissue or cell membrane, especially (botany) through the phloem of a plant.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English locate English translocate The verb is derived from trans- (prefix meaning ‘across; to the other side of’) + locate, a back-formation from translocation. The noun is derived from the verb; see -ate.
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