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verb (used with object), dis·lodged, dis·lodg·ing.
- to remove or force out of a particular place: to dislodge a stone with one’s foot.
- to drive out of a hiding place, a military position, etc.
verb (used without object), dis·lodged, dis·lodg·ing.
- to go from a place of lodgment.
verb
- to remove from or leave a lodging place, hiding place, or previously fixed position
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.