Etymology

dislodge

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Today it means: To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied. Full definition →

Middle English disloggen ← Old French deslogier
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  1. Old French · derived fromdeslogier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdisloggen
  3. English todaydislodge

From Middle English disloggen, from Old French deslogier. Compare French déloger. Equivalent to dis- + lodge.

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