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- pronunciation:
- dIs
laj
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dislodges, dislodging, dislodged |
| definition: |
to remove from or force out of a position or location.
There is a way to dislodge food caught in the windpipe.You must dislodge those troops from behind the barricade.- similar words:
- displace
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| related words: |
budge, bump, evict, move, remove, shake |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to move from a lodging or established position.
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adverb + (v.)dislodge
alone, easily, eventually, gently, precisely, somehow
(v.)dislodge
+ adverb
deeply, possibly
(v.)dislodge
+ noun
accident,
bone,
bubble,
ceiling,
chip,
chunk,
clot,
debris,
dictator,
dirt,
dust,
electron,
farmer,
hair,
hat,
hook,
insect,
memory,
mud,
organ,
package,
paint,
particle,
perch,
regime,
snow,
stereotype,
stone,
strand,
tear,
wave,
wind
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| derivation: |
dislodgment (n.) |
The word dislodge
contains the following part:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
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