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Definition of unseat verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unseat

verb
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːt/
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they unseat
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːt/
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːt/
he / she / it unseats
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːts/
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːts/
past simple unseated
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːtɪd/
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːtɪd/
past participle unseated
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːtɪd/
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːtɪd/
-ing form unseating
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːtɪŋ/
 
/ˌʌnˈsiːtɪŋ/
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  1. unseat somebody to remove somebody from a position of power
    • She is bidding to unseat the local Tory MP at the next election.
  2. unseat somebody to make somebody fall off a horse or bicycle
    • The horse unseated its rider at the first fence.
See unseat in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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