"unhorse" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unhorses [present, singular, third-person], unhorsing [participle, present], unhorsed [participle, past], unhorsed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s Etymology: From Middle English unhorsen, equivalent to un- + horse. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unhorsen}} Middle English unhorsen, {{prefix|en|un|horse}} un- + horse Head templates: {{en-verb}} unhorse (third-person singular simple present unhorses, present participle unhorsing, simple past and past participle unhorsed)
  1. To forcibly remove from a horse. Translations (remove from a horse): deĉevaligi (Esperanto), pudottaa (Finnish), désarçonner (French), deschevaler (Old French)
    Sense id: en-unhorse-en-verb-DYvZbYL- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'remove from a horse': 65 35
  2. (by extension) To disrupt or unseat; to remove from a position. Tags: broadly Translations (disrupt or unseat): pudottaa (Finnish), kasta av (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unhorse-en-verb-Z4MJt8Nw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Old French translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Old French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'disrupt or unseat': 1 99

Inflected forms

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