dislodge

American

[dis-loj] / dɪsˈlɒdʒ /

verb (used with object)

dislodged, dislodging

to remove or force out of a particular place.

to dislodge a stone with one's foot.
to drive out of a hiding place, a military position, etc.

verb (used without object)

dislodged, dislodging

to go from a place of lodgment.

dislodge British

/ dɪsˈlɒdʒ /

verb

to remove from or leave a lodging place, hiding place, or previously fixed position

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Other Word Forms

dislodgment noun
undislodged adjective

Etymology

Origin of dislodge

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

Example Sentences

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But he doesn’t, and I spend the rest of the night shaking my head, trying to dislodge the snake that won’t stop hissing that unspeakable word.

From Literature

AI is a shiny new toy, but it can’t dislodge this basic reality of human psychology.

From Salon

For some, the LP may be gorgeous to a fault—musically, there’s very little friction or dissonance on the album, nothing harsh to dislodge you from the spell the record casts.

From The Wall Street Journal

He dislodged Henry Sildaru from top spot but the Estonian's silver was still his country's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Games.

From Barron's

Inertia is the easiest and most likely choice in any polity, and sometimes not even a crisis is enough to dislodge a dysfunctional status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal

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