unseat

un·seat

 (ŭn-sēt′)
tr.v. un·seat·ed, un·seat·ing, un·seats
1. To remove from a seat, especially from a saddle.
2. To dislodge from a location or position, especially to remove from office.
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unseat

(ʌnˈsiːt)
vb (tr)
1. to throw or displace from a seat, saddle, etc
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to depose from office or position
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un•seat

(ʌnˈsit)

v.t.
1. to dislodge from a seat, esp. to throw from a saddle.
2. to remove from political office by an elective process, by force, or by legal action.
[1590–1600]
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unseat


Past participle: unseated
Gerund: unseating

Imperative
unseat
unseat
Present
I unseat
you unseat
he/she/it unseats
we unseat
you unseat
they unseat
Preterite
I unseated
you unseated
he/she/it unseated
we unseated
you unseated
they unseated
Present Continuous
I am unseating
you are unseating
he/she/it is unseating
we are unseating
you are unseating
they are unseating
Present Perfect
I have unseated
you have unseated
he/she/it has unseated
we have unseated
you have unseated
they have unseated
Past Continuous
I was unseating
you were unseating
he/she/it was unseating
we were unseating
you were unseating
they were unseating
Past Perfect
I had unseated
you had unseated
he/she/it had unseated
we had unseated
you had unseated
they had unseated
Future
I will unseat
you will unseat
he/she/it will unseat
we will unseat
you will unseat
they will unseat
Future Perfect
I will have unseated
you will have unseated
he/she/it will have unseated
we will have unseated
you will have unseated
they will have unseated
Future Continuous
I will be unseating
you will be unseating
he/she/it will be unseating
we will be unseating
you will be unseating
they will be unseating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unseating
you have been unseating
he/she/it has been unseating
we have been unseating
you have been unseating
they have been unseating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unseating
you will have been unseating
he/she/it will have been unseating
we will have been unseating
you will have been unseating
they will have been unseating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unseating
you had been unseating
he/she/it had been unseating
we had been unseating
you had been unseating
they had been unseating
Conditional
I would unseat
you would unseat
he/she/it would unseat
we would unseat
you would unseat
they would unseat
Past Conditional
I would have unseated
you would have unseated
he/she/it would have unseated
we would have unseated
you would have unseated
they would have unseated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.unseat - remove from political office; "The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat"
remove - remove from a position or an office
2.unseat - dislodge from one's seat, as from a horseunseat - dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
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unseat

verb
1. depose, overthrow, oust, remove, dismiss, discharge, displace, dethrone It is not clear who was behind the attempt to unseat the President.
2. throw, unsaddle, unhorse She was unseated on her first ride.
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Translations
disarcionareesonerareprivare del seggio

unseat

[ˈʌnˈsiːt] VT
1. [+ rider] → derribar, desarzonar; [+ passenger etc] → echar de su asiento
2. (Parl) [+ MP] → hacer perder su escaño
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unseat

vt riderabwerfen; person (from office) → seines Amtes entheben
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unseat

[ʌnˈsiːt] vt (rider) → disarcionare (fig) (official) → spodestare; (Members of Parliament) → far perdere il seggio a
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