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Webster 1913 Edition
dethrone
de-throne′
(dē̍-thrōn′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dethroned
(dē̍-thrōnd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dethroning
.] To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity.
“The Protector was dethroned.” Hume.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dethrone
DETHRONE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of royal authority and dignity.2.
To divest of rule or power, or of supreme power.The protector was dethroned.
Definition 2024
dethrone
dethrone
English
Verb
dethrone (third-person singular simple present dethrones, present participle dethroning, simple past and past participle dethroned)
- To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
- To remove any governing authority from power.
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (forcibly remove a monarch): depose
- (remove governing authority from power): bring down, depose, divest, overthrow
Antonyms
- (forcibly remove a monarch): coronate, crown, enthrone, king
- (remove governing authority from power): empower, install, invest, take office
See also
Translations
forcibly remove a monarch
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