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dislodge
[
dis-
loj
]
Origin
dis·lodge
/
dɪsˈlɒdʒ
/
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[
dis-
loj
]
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verb,
dis·lodged,
dis·lodg·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to remove or
force
out of a particular place:
to dislodge a stone with one's foot.
2.
to drive out of a hiding place, a military position, etc.
verb (used without object)
3.
to go from a place of lodgment.
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Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
disloggen
<
Old French
desloger,
equivalent to
des-
dis-
1
+
loger
to
lodge
Related forms
dis·lodg·ment;
especially British
,
dis·lodge·ment,
noun
un·dis·lodged,
adjective
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dislodge
(dɪsˈlɒdʒ)
—
vb
to remove from or leave a lodging place, hiding place, or previously fixed position
dis'lodgment
—
n
dis'lodgement
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
dislodge
c.1400, from O.Fr. desloger "to leave or cause to leave a lodging place," from des- "do the opposite of" + loger (see
lodge
). Related: Dislodged.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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