unhorse
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English unhorsen, equivalent to un- + horse.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s
Verb[edit]
unhorse (third-person singular simple present unhorses, present participle unhorsing, simple past and past participle unhorsed)
- To forcibly remove from a horse.
- The knight was unhorsed when his opponent's lance struck his shield.
- (by extension) To disrupt or unseat; to remove from a position.
- The incumbent governor was unhorsed by the scandal that broke during his reelection campaign.
Translations[edit]
remove from a horse
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