dethrone
dethrone
Definition
de·throne (dē t̸hrōn′)
transitive verb -·throned′, -·thron′·ing
- to remove from a throne; depose
- to oust from any high position
de·throne′·ment noun
de·thron′er noun
dethrone
Synonyms
dethrone
Usage Examples
Object
- king: Working always in secret, they created discord among the nations; they dethroned kings; they engineered wars; they fostered revolutions.
- monarch: I do not think there ever was an instance before of six dethroned monarchs supping together at a public inn.
Modifying Another Word
Browse dictionary entries near dethrone
- dethatch
- detestation
- detestable
- detest
- detersive
- deterring
- deterrent
- deterrence
- deterministic
- determinism
- detinue
- detonate
- detonation
- detonator
- detour
- detox
- detoxicate
- detoxify
- detract
- detraction
