unseat

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unseat

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsiːt/ UK
/ˌʌnˈsit/ US

Rhymes with -iːt

Where it comes from

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

verb unseats · unseating · unseated

transitive To dislodge or remove (someone) from a seat, especially on horseback. The frightened horse reared up and unseated its rider.
figuratively, transitive To remove (someone) from an office or position, especially a political one; to dethrone. After having lost her seat to a Tory, she succeeded in unseating him in the next general election.
Similar: depose, oust, overthrow · Opposite: appoint, enthrone, empower, install
figuratively, transitive To cause (something) to be removed or replaced in its role; to displace, to overturn. The Michelson-Morley experiment prompted scientists to unseat their belief in the luminiferous aether.
Similar: oust, supersede, supplant · Opposite: confirm, preserve
figuratively, transitive To upset the composure of (someone); to astound, to shock, to unsettle. The Matrix (1999) utterly unseated audiences around the world with its mind-blowing plot twist.
intransitive To come off or out of a seat. We replaced the screws, since the old ones unseated too easily.

Similar: deseat

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verb

Similar: deseat

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verb to dislodge or remove (someone) from a seat

Italiano	disarcionare

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"unseat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unseat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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unseat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unseat

Chicago

"unseat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unseat.

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@misc{unseat_2026,
  title = {unseat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unseat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}