dislodge
pronunciation
How to pronounce dislodge in British English:
UK [dɪsˈlɒdʒ]
How to pronounce dislodge in American English:
US [dɪsˈlɑdʒ]
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- Verb:
- remove or force out from a position
- change place or direction
- remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
Word Origin
- dislodge (v.)
- c. 1400, from Old French deslogier "to leave or cause to leave a lodging place; expel, drive away," from des- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + logier (see lodge (v.)). Related: Dislodged; dislodging.
Example
- 1. The thai air force even bombed his base in 1980 but failed to dislodge him .
- 2. Further protections for corporate and lobbying power can be fixed by national and state legislators in laws difficult to undo or dislodge .
- 3. But sinaloa 's attempts to dislodge the zetas , their strongest rivals , from the state capital , monterrey , have caused almost as many murders as in chihuahua .
- 4. Some opponents of col. gadhafi in libya 's largest city say coalition airstrikes against his military capabilities , including several installations in tripoli , won 't be enough to dislodge him .
- 5. In bolivia 's local elections , exit polls suggested that the movement to socialism of evo morales , the president , had won at least five of the nine regions , but failed to dislodge the opposition in three eastern regions .