re·lo·cate I. \(ˈ)rē|lōˌkāt, |rēlō|kāt, usu -ād.+V\transitive verb Etymology:re- + locate : to locate or allocate again : establish or lay out in a new place < relocate families forced out by floods > < relocate the roadbed of a washed-out railroad line > II. intransitive verb : to move to a new location