Dislodge Definition

dĭs-lŏj
dislodged, dislodges, dislodging
verb
dislodged, dislodges, dislodging
To leave a lodging place.
Webster's New World
To force from a position or place where lodged, hiding, etc.; drive out.
Webster's New World
To move or go from a dwelling or former position.
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Origin of Dislodge

  • Middle English disloggen from Old French deslogier des- dis- logier to lodge (from loge shed) (of Germanic origin)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French desloger, cognates include French déloger.

    From Wiktionary

Dislodge Sentence Examples

  • She jerked at her arms, unable to dislodge them from his grip.

  • She couldn't dislodge the image of Jule from her mind.

  • After a full minute of tugging and grunting she managed to dislodge the ax from the wood.

  • January Soult failed to dislodge the British, and Moore was 1809.

  • Unable to dislodge the Illinois, the Pottawattomies cut off their escape and let them die of starvation.

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