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dislodge

dis·lodge [ diss lój ] (past and past participle dis·lodged, present participle dis·lodg·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·lodg·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
remove from or leave position: to force something or somebody from a previously fixed or secure position, or leave such a position

[15th century. < Old French dislogier< logier< loge "hut"]

dis·lodg·ment noun
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