Dislodging

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dislodged}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Dislodging}.] [OF. deslogier, F. d['e]loger; 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.


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     2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to
        dislodge a deer, or an enemy.
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              The Volscians are dislodg'd.          --Shak.
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