enthrone (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *enthrone*:
VERB	social	enthrone, invest, vest	provide with power and authority
social	enthrone, throne	put a monarch on the throne

English > *enthrone*: 2 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Provide with power and authority.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	invest, vest
Narrower	crown, coronate	invest with regal power
	enthrone, throne	put a monarch on the throne
	ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order	appoint to a clerical posts
	ordain	invest with ministerial or priestly authority
Broader	install, instal	put into an office or a position
Opposite	divest, disinvest	deprive of status or authority
Spanish	invertir, investir
Catalan	invertir
Nouns	enthronement	the ceremony of installing a new monarch

English > *enthrone*: 2 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	put a monarch on the throne.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
Synonym	throne
Broader	invest, vest, enthrone	Provide with power and authority
Opposite	dethrone	Remove a monarch from the throne
Spanish	entronizar
Nouns	enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation	the ceremony of installing a new monarch

HyperDic: enthrone