dethrone a king

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• king — n. 1) to crown a king 2) to crown; proclaim smb. king 3) to depose, dethrone a king 4) (chess) to checkmate a king 5) a despotic; popular; strong; weak king 6) a king mounts a throne 7) a king abdicates (a throne) 8) (misc.) to toast the king * * …   Combinatory 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

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• 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 — verb a) To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy. b) To remove any governing authority from power. Syn: depose, bring down, divest …   Wiktionary

• dethrone — de|throne [ dı θroun ] verb transitive to remove a king or queen from power a. to defeat a very successful sports player and replace them as CHAMPION …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dethrone — [[t]di͟ːθro͟ʊn[/t]] dethrones, dethroning, dethroned VERB: usu passive If a king, queen, or other powerful person is dethroned, they are removed from their position of power. [be V ed] He was dethroned and went into exile. Syn: depose …   English dictionary

• dethrone — verb (T) 1 to remove a king or queen from power 2 to remove someone from a position of authority or importance dethronement noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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