dethrone

[ dee-throhn ]

/ diˈθroʊn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dethrone ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), de·throned, de·thron·ing.

to remove from a throne; depose.

to remove from any position of power or authority.

Origin of dethrone

First recorded in 1600–10; de- + throne

OTHER WORDS FROM dethrone

de·throne·ment, nounde·thron·er, nounun·de·throned, adjective

Words nearby dethrone

detersive, detest, detestable, detestation, dethatch, dethrone, detick, det. in dup., detinue, Detmold, detonate

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Example sentences from the Web for dethrone

That project, of course, failed to get much of an audience, or to dethrone Limbaugh.
Happy Huckabee Gets Mad|David Freedlander|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I expect the acrimony and sexualized slander to reach a new pitch next year in an attempt to dethrone Palin.
Stop Calling Them Sluts|Mark McKinnon|November 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Three strong contenders each hoped to dethrone the Senate majority leader, the ultimate Washington insider.
Women Rule Primary Night|Mark McKinnon|June 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A lively runaway or the barbaric yawp of a new street fakir may dethrone it at any time.
Atlantic Classics|Various

Combinations were formed to dethrone the king, and the king formed combinations to crush his enemies.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott
To overpower the nobility, dethrone the Regent and chase the foreigners from our soil—that is the provost's programme.
The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion|Eugne Sue
The impious tyrant, it now seemed, would transfer his warfare even into heaven, and dethrone the gods.
History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III|James Anthony Froude
In his case, it was to dethrone Somerset, and step into his place.
Robin Tremayne|Emily Sarah Holt

British Dictionary definitions for dethrone

dethrone

/ (dɪˈθrəʊn) /

verb

(tr) to remove from a throne or deprive of any high position or title; deposethe champion was dethroned by a young boxer

Derived forms of dethrone

dethronement, noundethroner, noun

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单词	dethrone
释义	dethrone [ dee-throhn ] / diˈθroʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dethrone ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), de·throned, de·thron·ing. to remove from a throne; depose. to remove from any position of power or authority. Origin of dethrone First recorded in 1600–10; de- + throne OTHER WORDS FROM dethrone de·throne·ment, nounde·thron·er, nounun·de·throned, adjective Words nearby dethrone detersive, detest, detestable, detestation, dethatch, dethrone, detick, det. in dup., detinue, Detmold, detonate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dethrone That project, of course, failed to get much of an audience, or to dethrone Limbaugh. Happy Huckabee Gets Mad\|David Freedlander\|May 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I expect the acrimony and sexualized slander to reach a new pitch next year in an attempt to dethrone Palin. Stop Calling Them Sluts\|Mark McKinnon\|November 1, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Three strong contenders each hoped to dethrone the Senate majority leader, the ultimate Washington insider. Women Rule Primary Night\|Mark McKinnon\|June 9, 2010\|DAILY BEAST A lively runaway or the barbaric yawp of a new street fakir may dethrone it at any time. Atlantic Classics\|Various Combinations were formed to dethrone the king, and the king formed combinations to crush his enemies. The Empire of Russia\|John S. C. Abbott To overpower the nobility, dethrone the Regent and chase the foreigners from our soil—that is the provost's programme. The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion\|Eugne Sue The impious tyrant, it now seemed, would transfer his warfare even into heaven, and dethrone the gods. History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III\|James Anthony Froude In his case, it was to dethrone Somerset, and step into his place. Robin Tremayne\|Emily Sarah Holt British Dictionary definitions for dethrone dethrone / (dɪˈθrəʊn) / verb (tr) to remove from a throne or deprive of any high position or title; deposethe champion was dethroned by a young boxer Derived forms of dethrone dethronement, noundethroner, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dethrone depose, dismiss, displace, degrade, unmake, discrown, uncrown
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dethrone

verb (used with object), de·throned, de·thron·ing.

Origin of dethrone

OTHER WORDS FROM dethrone

Words nearby dethrone

Example sentences from the Web for dethrone

British Dictionary definitions for dethrone

verb

Derived forms of dethrone

Words related to dethrone