unseat

== English == === Etymology === From un- (suffix meaning ‘not’) +‎ seat (“to provide with a place to sit”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˌ)ʌnˈsiːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌnˈsit/ Rhymes: -iːt Hyphenation: un‧seat === Verb === unseat (third-person singular simple present unseats, present participle unseating, simple past and past participle unseated) (transitive) To dislodge or remove (someone) from a seat, especially on horseback. Hyponym: unhorse (transitive, figuratively) To remove (someone) from an office or position, especially a political one; to dethrone. Synonyms: depose, oust, overthrow Antonyms: appoint, enthrone, empower, install To cause (something) to be removed or replaced in its role; to displace, to overturn. Synonyms: oust, supersede, supplant Antonyms: confirm, preserve To upset the composure of (someone); to astound, to shock, to unsettle. Hyponyms: confound, discompose, disturb, unnerve, vex (intransitive, technical) To come off or out of a seat. ==== Synonyms ==== deseat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== beseat reseat ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === unseating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “unseat, v.”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “unseat, v.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN. “unseat, v.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Natsue, nasute, sun tea, Austen, uneats, Autens, Nauset