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un•horse
Pronunciation: (un-hôrs'), [key]—
v.t., -horsed, -hors•ing.
1. to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle:
Sir Gawain unhorsed the strange knight.
2. to defeat; overcome; dislodge, as from a position or office:
His vigorous campaign unhorsed his adversary. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.