dethrone

dethrone
v
1. depose, uncrown, Rare. disenthrone; remove from office, unseat, force to abdicate, U.S. impeach, drive out of office, oust, dispossess, displace, disbar, expel, exile.
2. demote, downgrade, lower or reduce in rank, degrade, humble, Inf. take or knock down a peg or two; defrock or unfrock, declass, Inf. strip of rank, disrate, cashier, Mil. drum out, Mil. Sl. bust, Inf. kick upstairs.

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  • dethrone — de*throne (d[ e]*thr[=o]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dethroned} (d[ e]*thr[=o]nd ); 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dethrone — index demote, depose (remove), dislodge, overthrow, rebel, supplant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • dethrone — c.1600; see DE (Cf. de ) (privative) + THRONE (Cf. throne). Related: Dethroned; dethroning …   Etymology dictionary

  • dethrone — [v] oust degrade, depose, discrown, dismiss, displace, uncrown, unmake; concepts 298,320 Ant. crown, enthrone, put in power …   New thesaurus

  • dethroné — Dethroné, [dethron]ée. participe …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • dethrone — ► VERB 1) remove (a monarch) from power. 2) remove from a position of authority or dominance. DERIVATIVES dethronement noun …   English terms dictionary

  • dethrone — [dē thrōn′] vt. dethroned, dethroning 1. to remove from a throne; depose 2. to oust from any high position dethronement n. dethroner n …   English World dictionary

  • dethrone — transitive verb Date: 1609 to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence < dethrone a king > < trying to dethrone the champion > • dethronement noun • dethroner noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dethrone — UK [dɪˈθrəʊn] / US [dɪˈθroʊn] verb [transitive] Word forms dethrone : present tense I/you/we/they dethrone he/she/it dethrones present participle dethroning past tense dethroned past participle dethroned 1) to remove a king or queen from power 2) …   English dictionary

  • dethrone — de|throne [dıˈθrəun US ˈθroun] v [T] 1.) to remove a king or queen from power 2.) to remove someone from a position of authority or importance ▪ an attempt to dethrone the senator ▪ Douglas dethroned Tyson in a fight that shook the boxing world.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dethrone — dethronement, n. dethroner, n. /dee throhn /, v.t., dethroned, dethroning. 1. to remove from a throne; depose. 2. to remove from any position of power or authority. [1600 10; DE + THRONE] * * * …   Universalium

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