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UNSEAT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "unseat" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Remove from political office

Example:

The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "unseat" is one way to...):

remove (remove from a position or an office)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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