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deseat

deseat verb: synonym of unseat.

Verb

deseat (third-person singular simple present deseats, present participle deseating, simple past and past participle deseated)

  1. (intransitive, rare, transitive) Synonym of unseat.
    • Hereupon Asshur-upallit takes up arms, invades Babylonia, deseats and kills Nazi-bugas, and places upon the throne a brother of the murdered Kara-khar-das, a younger son of Purna-puriyas, by name Kurri-galzu, or Durri-galzu.1875, George Rawlinson, The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World; […], volume 1, New York, N.Y.: Worthington Co., page 111
    • "Senator Parris!" John scoffed. "Well ain't we political, though?" / "Yeah, Pop," Ramey asked, stabbing a chunk of steak, "didn't he get deseated or dismembered or something?"1943 April, Marjorie Holmes, World by the Tail, Toronto, O.N.; […]: Bantam Books, published 1972, page 158
    Synonyms:
    unseat

Examples of deseat in a sentence

  • This activates the senior flight attendant, who explains that, since the plane has not yet reached the gate for "deplaning," the time is not yet ripe for deseating.2005, Ralph Caplan, By Design: Why There Are No Locks on the Bathroom Doors in the Hotel Louis XIV and Other Object Lessons, 2nd edition...
  • Fran stepped out of the way and let the rope drop as he arched his back, lowered his head and pig rooted with a sharp twist to the left and the right, intent on deseating a phantom rider.2015, Gillian Wills, Elvis and Me: How a World-Weary Musician and a Broken Racehorse Rescued Each Other, Sydney: Finch Publishing, →ISBN...
  • After hearing the arguments, the LHC suspended the two notifications deseating the 20 MNAs and restrained the ECP from holding by-elections in those constituencies.2023 February 20, Rana Yasif, “LHC bars by-polls on another 20 PTI MNAs' seats”, in The Express Tribune, archived from the original on 25...

Synonyms of deseat

Forms of deseat

third-person singular presentdeseats
present participledeseating
past participledeseated
pastdeseated

Origin of deseat

From de- + seat.

Questions about deseat

What does deseat mean?
Deseat means synonym of unseat.
How do you use deseat in a sentence?
This activates the senior flight attendant, who explains that, since the plane has not yet reached the gate for "deplaning," the time is not yet ripe for deseating.
What part of speech is deseat?
Deseat is a verb.
What is the past tense of deseat?
The past tense of deseat is deseated.

Words near deseat in the dictionary

  1. deseasonalization
  2. deseasonalize
  3. deseasonalized
  4. deseasonalizes
  5. deseasonalizing
  6. deseat
  7. deseated
  8. deseating
  9. deseats
  10. desecate
  11. desecated

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