dethrone

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Governmentdethronede‧throne /dɪˈθrəʊn $ -ˈθroʊn/ verb [transitive] 1 PGto remove a king or queen from power2 IMPORTANT#to remove someone from a position of authority or importance an attempt to dethrone the senator He dethroned Tyson in a fight that shook the boxing world. —dethronement noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdethrone• As plato realized, it is dangerous because its effect is to dethrone the Idea from its position of Truth.• The media regarded Gorbachev as the odds-on favorite to dethrone the old champ.• The reality principle does not dethrone the pleasure principle, but rather safeguards it.• Democrats picked an unlikely candidate to try to dethrone the Republican senator.• Douglas dethroned Tyson in a fight that rocked the boxing world.

单词	dethrone
释义	dethrone From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Governmentdethronede‧throne /dɪˈθrəʊn $ -ˈθroʊn/ verb [transitive] 1 PGto remove a king or queen from power2 IMPORTANT#to remove someone from a position of authority or importance an attempt to dethrone the senator He dethroned Tyson in a fight that shook the boxing world. —dethronement noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdethrone• As plato realized, it is dangerous because its effect is to dethrone the Idea from its position of Truth.• The media regarded Gorbachev as the odds-on favorite to dethrone the old champ.• The reality principle does not dethrone the pleasure principle, but rather safeguards it.• Democrats picked an unlikely candidate to try to dethrone the Republican senator.• Douglas dethroned Tyson in a fight that rocked the boxing world.
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