VERB | social | dethrone | remove a monarch from the throne |
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Sounds | dihthrow'n; diythrow'n | |
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Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... |
Meaning | Remove a monarch from the throne. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned" | |
Broader | divest, disinvest | deprive of status or authority |
Opposite | enthrone, throne | put a monarch on the throne |
Spanish | destronar | |
Catalan | destronar | |
Nouns | dethronement | the act of deposing someone |
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