Wordiyoloc
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From Latin locus (place, position). A highly productive root in English: local (of a place), locate (find a place), location, allocate (assign to a place), dislocate (put out of place), locomotive (moving from place to place), and circumlocution (talking around a point — going around a place in speech).
Associated Words
allocate
To set aside or distribute resources for a specific purpose
allocated
Set aside or distributed for a specific purpose
allocation
The distribution of resources or tasks; the share assigned
allocative
Relating to the distribution of resources
asset-allocation
The distribution of investments across different asset categories
circumlocution
An indirect, wordy way of expressing something
circumlocutory
Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
collocate
(of words) To frequently occur together; a word that collocates with another
collocation
A natural combination of words that frequently occur together
dislocate
To put out of normal position; to displace a bone from its joint
dislocated
Displaced from the normal position, especially a bone out of its joint
dislocation
Displacement of a bone from its joint; disruption of normal order
local
from or in a nearby place; a local person
local-area
Relating to or covering a limited geographic area
local-level
Occurring at or relating to the local community level
locale
A particular place or location where something happens
localism
Strong attachment to one's local area; a word or custom unique to a locality
locality
A particular area or neighbourhood; the position of something
localization
The process of adapting something for a specific region or culture
localize
To restrict to a particular area; to adapt for a specific region or culture
locally
In or relating to a particular local area
locate
To find where something is; to place something in a particular spot
located
Situated or positioned in a particular place
location
A particular place or position
locational
Relating to location or position
locations
Particular points or places in physical space
locomote
To move or travel from one place to another
locomotion
The ability or act of moving from one place to another
locomotive
The engine unit of a train; relating to movement
locus
A particular place or centre of activity; a set of points satisfying a condition
matrilocal
Living with the wife's family after marriage
misallocation
An improper or inefficient distribution of resources
non-local
Not from or limited to a particular local area
reallocate
To distribute resources to a new purpose or person; 重新分配，重新调配
reallocation
The act of distributing resources or funds again in a new way
relocate
To move to a new place or location
relocated
Moved to or settled in a new location
relocation
The act of moving to a new place
translocate
To move or transfer something to a different location
translocation
Movement from one place to another; chromosomal segment transfer in genetics