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dethrone

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de·throne  (d-thrn)
tr.v. de·throned, de·thron·ing, de·thrones
1. To remove from the throne; depose.
2. To remove from a prominent or powerful position.
de·thronement n.
dethrone
Verb
[-throning, -throned] to remove from a throne or deprive of any high position
dethronement n
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Verb1.dethrone - remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"
disinvest, divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
enthrone, throne - put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
dethrone
verb depose, overthrow, oust, unseat, uncrown
Translations
Spanish dethrone [diːˈθrəun] vt → destronar
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We march to conquer the Emerald City -- to dethrone the Scarecrow King -- to acquire thousands of gorgeous gems -- to rifle the royal treasury -- and to obtain power over our former oppressors
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
Thus a general at the head of his army will endeavour to dethrone the monarch, as Cyrus did Astyages, despising both his manner of life and his forces; his forces for want of action, his life for its effeminacy: thus Suthes, the Thracian, who was general to Amadocus, conspired against him.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
To this Irene consented, but when his soldiers heard of it they were so angry that they formed a conspiracy to dethrone their ruler.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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