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dislodge

[ dis-loj ]

verb (used with object)

dislodged, dislodging.
  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)

dislodged, dislodging.
  1. to go from a place of lodgment.

dislodge

/ ɪˈɒ /

verb

  1. to remove from or leave a lodging place, hiding place, or previously fixed position
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈǻ岵Գ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·ǻ岵mԳ especially British, 徱·ǻ岵mԳ noun
  • ܲd·ǻ岵 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dislodge1

1400–50; late Middle English disloggen < Old French desloger, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + loger to lodge
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Example Sentences

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He said nothing fell or became dislodged in the station due to the quake.

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That effort failed because the collar had become dislodged, documents say.

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Then a storm came in, dislodging two of the canopies.

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Israel escalated its attacks in September 2024, then invaded southern Lebanon in a bid to dislodge Hezbollah.

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All of them have fizzled out without dislodging the president or his party.

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