unhorse

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verb

To forcibly remove from a horse.

“The knight was unhorsed when his opponent's lance struck his shield.”

Similar
dismountlightget offget down
OriginMiddle English unhorsen →
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Meanings

verbunhorse (third-person singular simple present unhorses, present participle unhorsing, simple past and past participle unhorsed)

present singular third person unhorses · participle present unhorsing · participle past unhorsed · past unhorsed

  1. To forcibly remove from a horse.

    The knight was unhorsed when his opponent's lance struck his shield.

  2. broadlyTo disrupt or unseat; to remove from a position.

    The incumbent governor was unhorsed by the scandal that broke during his reelection campaign.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbalight from (a horse)

Similar
dismountlightget offget down
Broader
descendfallgo down
Also see
dishorsedismountget downget offlight

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunhorsen
  2. Englishunhorse

From Middle English unhorsen, equivalent to un- + horse.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Esperanto deĉevaligi
  • deĉevaligiremove from a horse
Finnish pudottaa, pudottaa
  • pudottaaremove from a horse
  • pudottaadisrupt or unseat
French désarçonner
  • désarçonnerremove from a horse
Swedish kasta av
  • kasta avdisrupt or unseat

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unhorse

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Cite this entry
APA

unhorse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhorse

MLA

“unhorse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhorse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhorse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhorse.

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