UNSEAT

unseat

(verb) dislodge from one’s seat, as from a horse

unseat

(verb) remove from political office; “The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unseat (third-person singular simple present unseats, present participle unseating, simple past and past participle unseated)

To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat.

To deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election, or simply by defeating them in an election.

Anagrams

• Austen, Autens, Natsue, nasute, sun tea, uneats

Source: Wiktionary


Un*seat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seat.]

1. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat. Cowper.

2. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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