Unseat
/ˌʌnˈsiːt/noun
To remove someone from a seat, position, or office.
Did you know?The verb is built from the Old English prefix **un-** plus **seat**, so its power comes from the ancient idea that authority is something you can physically dislodge.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sed-
“to sit”
Old English
OE
setl
“a seat, place to sit”
Old English
OE
un- + setlian
“to remove from a seat or place”
Middle English
ME
unsetten
“to unseat, remove, dislodge”
Modern English
English
unseat
“to remove from a seat, office, or position”