Definition of "translocate" []

• To cause to change from one place or position to another; displace. (verb-transitive)
• To transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position; cause to undergo translocation. (verb-transitive)

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• "Much-publicized progress so far includes the restocking of wildlife species in Mozambique, involving, for example, a US$20-million project to "translocate" elephants from South Africa's Kruger Park to Mozambique's Limpopo National Park (formerly Coutada 16)."
• "Research has shown that it also does not translocate to streams and other water sources."
• "Burying plastic bottles in the heathland may seem a little strange to some of our visitors, but the experts have found that this is the best way to translocate the spiders, said Branston."