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dis⋅lodge
[dis-loj] 
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. |
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| dis·lodge (dĭs-lŏj') 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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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.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.Dislodge
Dis*lodge"\, n. Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]
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Language Translation for : dislodge
Spanish:
sacar, desbloquear, desalojar, desprender,
German:
entfernen,
Japanese:
動かす
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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