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Definition of dislodge verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dislodge

verb
 
/dɪsˈlɒdʒ/
 
/dɪsˈlɑːdʒ/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dislodge
 
/dɪsˈlɒdʒ/
 
/dɪsˈlɑːdʒ/
he / she / it dislodges
 
/dɪsˈlɒdʒɪz/
 
/dɪsˈlɑːdʒɪz/
past simple dislodged
 
/dɪsˈlɒdʒd/
 
/dɪsˈlɑːdʒd/
past participle dislodged
 
/dɪsˈlɒdʒd/
 
/dɪsˈlɑːdʒd/
-ing form dislodging
 
/dɪsˈlɒdʒɪŋ/
 
/dɪsˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
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  1. dislodge something (from something) to force or knock something out of its position
    • The wind dislodged one or two tiles from the roof.
    Extra Examples
    • She thumped him on the back, trying to dislodge the obstruction in his windpipe.
    • The key was rusted and stuck firmly, seemingly impossible to dislodge.
  2. dislodge somebody (from something) to force somebody to leave a place, position or job
    • The rebels have so far failed to dislodge the President.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French deslogier, from des- (expressing reversal) + logier ‘encamp’, from loge ‘arbour, hut’ from medieval Latin laubia, lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’.
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