Dislodge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dislodged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dislodging.]
Etymology: [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. Shak.
2 other Webster entries under this spelling
Dislodge, v. i.
To go from a place of rest. [R.] Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns. Milton.
Dislodge, n.
Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for dislodge; he lists it under banish.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.