dethrone

Verb

Meaning

To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

can fire remove replace overthrow dismiss expel degrade displace overturn eject depose dislodge oust impeach
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Antonyms

enthrone king crown baptize advance promote
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Hypernyms

divest disinvest

Derivatives

dethroned dethroning

Anagrams

threnode

Examples

If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned Source: Internet

By the year 1000, Fujiwara no Michinaga was able to enthrone and dethrone emperors at will. Source: Internet

"A five-bedroom whatever he's living in is just a distraction, because you start to carry on, believe your own bullshit and blow smoke up your own arse and thinking how wonderful you are while someone's sneaking up behind you to dethrone you. Source: Internet

Campbell, pg. 69 Yet by arrogating the power to dethrone their emperor, the legions paved the way for a half-century of widespread chaos and instability. Source: Internet

NFL Power Rankings: Who can dethrone the Seattle Seahawks? Source: Internet

Meanwhile, one of the president’s top allies, Roger Stone, is telling everyone he can that Soros is personally orchestrating a burgeoning deep-state coup to dethrone the president. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dethrombosis dethrombotic dethronable dethronement dethroner dethroning