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unhorse

[uhn-hawrs] / ʌnˈhɔrs /
VERB
overthrow
Synonyms
STRONG
abolish beat conquer crush demolish depose dethrone eradicate exterminate level liquidate oust overcome overpower overrun overturn overwhelm purge raze ruin subdue subjugate subvert terminate tip topple tumble unseat upend upset vanquish
WEAK
bring down bring to ruin do away with knock down knock over put an end to
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist bear build construct establish fail fix help hold institute keep lose place release retreat start straighten surrender uphold yield

Example Sentences

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Unseating Bush was daunting, as it is to unhorse any incumbent president.

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2019

Shiniest Republican statewide hopeful: Newcomer William B. Bantz, 40, burly, personable former U.S. district attorney from Spokane, his party's nominee to unhorse Democrat Senator Henry M. Jackson.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even so, Johnson may prove no easier to unhorse in 1968 than Harry Truman was 20 years earlier when threatened by an overconfident G.O.P.

From Time Magazine Archive

The proper course of action is not simply to unhorse a single person in an act of fury but to re-create the country, to give it a democratic framework.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now let me say to you that you'll help me to count these cattle or I'll discharge, unhorse, and leave you afoot here in this country!

From Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories by Adams, Andy