unhorse
Verb
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Verb
unhorse (unhorses, present participle unhorsing; 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.
- French: désarçonner
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