dislodge

[dis-loj] Origin

dis·lodge

[dis-loj] 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

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

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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.
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