unseat
/ˌʌnˈsit/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To remove (someone) from an office or position, especially a political one; to dethrone.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "The frightened horse reared up and unseated its rider."
- "I was unseated from my bike after hitting an unexpected pothole."
- "VVhom boldly I encountred (as I could) / And by good fortune ſhortly him vnſeated. / Eftſoones out ſprung two more of equall mould; / But I them both with equall hap defeated: […]"
- "But Conſtantine [the Great] […] diſplaced and unſeated this huge maſſe [an obelisk], yea, and thinking truly, that it vvas no breach nor offence of religion, if taking this admirable monument out of one temple, he conſecrated it in Rome, that is to ſay, the temple of the vvhole vvorld, ſuffered it to lye a long time, vvhiles neceſſarie meanes for the tranſlation thereof vvere a providing."
- "His horſe, as he had caught he maſter's mood, / Snorting, and ſtarting into ſudden rage, / Unbidden, and not novv to be controul'd, / Rusſh'd to the cliff, and having reach'd it, ſtood / At once the shock unſeated him."
- "He had another formidable difficulty in getting him across the river, where both horses stuck for a time in the mire, and Beatte was nearly unseated from his saddle by the force of the current and the struggles of his captive."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌnˈsit/
- British English: /(ˌ)ʌnˈsiːt/