dislodge
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dislodge
- /dɪsˈlɒdʒ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English disloggen, from Old French deslogier. Compare French déloger. Equivalent to dis- + lodge.
verb dislodges · dislodging · dislodged
- To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied. Yet I hoped by grouting at the earth below it to be able to dislodge the stone at the side; but while I was considering how best to begin, the candle flickered, the wick gave a sudden lurch to one side, and I was left in darkness.
- To move or go from a dwelling or former position. Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round / Lodge and dislodge by turns.
- To force out of a secure or settled position. The country’s first black president, and its first president to reach adulthood after the Vietnam War and Watergate, Mr. Obama seemed like a digital-age leader who could at last dislodge the stalemate between those who clung to the government of the Great Society, on the one hand, and those who disd
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verb To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
| Español | desalojar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 逐出 zhúchū |
| हिन्दी | उखाड़ना ukhāṛnā, ढकेलना ḍhakelnā, निकाल देना nikāl denā, निकालना nikālnā, स्थानच्युत करना sthānacyut karnā |
| Français | déloger |
| Deutsch | herauslösen, außer Position bringen, (gewaltsam) entfernen, wegreißen, herausreißen, verschieben |
| Italiano | sloggiare, fare sloggiare, dislocare, disallocare, riallocare, spostare |
| Tiếng Việt | đánh bật |
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