Meaning of DETHRONE
| Pronunciation: | | dee'thrown
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| | Definition: | | [v] remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned" |
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| | Antonyms: | | enthrone, throne | | |
| | See Also: | | divest | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*throne"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dethroned}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dethroning}.] [Pref. de- + throne: cf. F.
d['e]tr[^o]ner; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + tr[^o]ne throne. See
{Throne}.]
To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of
supreme authority and dignity. ``The Protector was
dethroned.'' --Hume.
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| | Related Terms: | | break, bust, cashier, deconsecrate, defrock, depose, disbar, discrown, disenthrone, dismiss, displace, drum out, excommunicate, expel, give the gate, kick upstairs, liquidate, oust, overthrow, pension, pension off, purge, read out of, remove, remove from office, retire, strip of office, strip of rank, superannuate, suspend, unchurch, uncrown, unfrock, unmake, unsaddle, unseat, unthrone |
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