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dis·lodge
/
dɪsˈlɒdʒ
/
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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.
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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Example sentences
If the detonator is exposed, they may continue firing to
dislodge
or destroy it.
The street clashes alone seem unlikely to
dislodge
him.
Turning it upside down and gently shaking it might
dislodge
stuff, too.
But here, too, bioengineering and genetic enhancement threaten to
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it.
During the storm event, heavy water flow caused bricks in the combined sewer and storm drain to
dislodge
and plug the channel.
Use your thumb to break open the spongy pods along the seam and
dislodge
the beans inside.
Companies that maintain a near monopolistic hold on the marketplace tend to become harder to
dislodge
the longer they're on top.
Then they determined to
dislodge
and to draw into their own countries, seeing their other company were withdrawn.
Government troops have been fighting to
dislodge
them since.
They will
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limpets and chitons from rocks with quick jabs of their bills.
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