dislodge
/dɪsˈlɒdʒ/ verb
Forms dislodges dislodging dislodged
- verb (transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
- verb (intransitive) To move or go from a dwelling or former position.
- verb (transitive, figurative) To force out of a secure or settled position.
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Etymology
From Middle English disloggen, from Old French deslogier. Compare French déloger. Equivalent to dis- + lodge.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms.
- verb To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy.
- verb To go from a place of rest. [R.]
- noun Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]
Etymology [OF. deslogier, F. déloger; pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. logier, F. loger. See Lodge.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “dislodge”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details