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dis·lodge

[dis-loj] Pronunciation Key verb, -lodged, -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.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME disloggen < OF desloger, equiv. to des- dis-¹ + loger to lodge

]

—Related forms

dis·lodg·ment; especially British, dis·lodge·ment, noun

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

dis·lodge   (dĭs-lŏj') Pronunciation Key
v.   dis·lodged, dis·lodg·ing, dis·lodg·es

v.   tr.
To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.

v.   intr.
To move or go from a dwelling or former position.

[Middle English disloggen, from Old French deslogier : des-, dis- + logier, to lodge (from loge, shed, of Germanic origin).]

dis·lodge'ment, dis·lodg'ment n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dislodge

c.1408, from O.Fr. desloger "to leave or cause to leave a lodging place," from des- "do the opposite of" + loger (see lodge).

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dislodge
verb
1.	remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" [ant: deposit]
2.	change place or direction; "Shift one's position" [syn: shift]
3.	remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dislodge

Dis*lodge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dislodged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dislodging.] [OF. deslogier, F. d['e]loger; pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. logier, F. loger. See Lodge.]

1. 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.

2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy.

The Volscians are dislodg'd. --Shak.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dislodge

Dis*lodge"\, v. i. To go from a place of rest. [R.]

Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns. --Milton.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dislodge

Dis*lodge"\, n. Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]

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