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Webster 1913 Edition


Dislodge

Dis-lodge′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dislodged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dislodging
.]
[OF.
deslogier
, F.
déloger
; pref.
des-
(L.
dis-
) + OF.
logier
, F.
loger
. See
Lodge
.]
1.
To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose;
as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not
dislodged
by storms
.
2.
To drive out from a place of hiding or defense;
as, to
dislodge
a deer, or an enemy
.
The Volscians are
dislodg’d
.
Shakespeare

Dis-lodge′

,
Verb.
I.
To go from a place of rest.
[R.]
Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round
Lodge and
dislodge
by turns.
Milton.

Dis-lodge′

,
Noun.
Dwelling apart; separation.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Dislodge

DISLODGE

,
Verb.
T.
dislodj. [dis and lodge.]
1.
To remove or drive from a lodge or place or rest; to drive from the place where a thing naturally rests or inhabits. Shells resting int he sea at a considerable depth, are not dislodged by storms.
2.
To drive from a place of retirement or retreat; as, to dislodge a coney or a deer.
3.
To drive from any place of rest or habitation, or from any station; as, to dislodge the enemy from their quarters, from a hill or wall.
4.
To remove an army to other quarters.

DISLODGE

,
Verb.
I.
To go from a place of rest.