"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- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'disrupt or unseat': 1 99

Inflected forms

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