Unseat

//(ˌ)ʌnˈsiːt// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To dislodge or remove (someone) from a seat, especially on horseback. transitive

    "The frightened horse reared up and unseated its rider."

  2. 2
    dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse wordnet
  3. 3
    To remove (someone) from an office or position, especially a political one; to dethrone. figuratively, transitive

    "After having lost her seat to a Tory, she succeeded in unseating him in the next general election."

  4. 4
    remove from political office wordnet
  5. 5
    To cause (something) to be removed or replaced in its role; to displace, to overturn. figuratively, transitive

    "The Michelson-Morley experiment prompted scientists to unseat their belief in the luminiferous aether."

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  1. 6
    To upset the composure of (someone); to astound, to shock, to unsettle. figuratively, transitive

    "The Matrix (1999) utterly unseated audiences around the world with its mind-blowing plot twist."

  2. 7
    To come off or out of a seat. intransitive

    "We replaced the screws, since the old ones unseated too easily."

Etymology

From un- (suffix meaning ‘not’) + seat (“to provide with a place to sit”).

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