dethrone

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ throne.

Verb

dethrone (third-person singular simple present dethrones, present participle dethroning, simple past and past participle dethroned)

To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
Synonym: depose

Antonyms: coronate, crown, enthrone, king
To remove any governing authority from power.
Synonyms: bring down, depose, divest, overthrow

Antonyms: empower, install, invest, take office

Derived terms

dethronement

Translations

forcibly remove a monarch

Finnish: syöstä vallasta
French: détrôner (fr)
German: entthronen (de), absetzen (de), stürzen (de)
Ido: destronizar (io)
Japanese: 引き摺り下ろす (hikizuriorosu), 廃位する (haii suru)

Romanian: detrona (ro)
Russian: сверга́ть (ru) impf (svergátʹ), све́ргнуть (ru) pf (svérgnutʹ)
Spanish: destronar (es)
Swedish: detronisera (sv), störta från tronen

remove governing authority from power

Finnish: syöstä vallasta
German: absetzen (de), stürzen (de)
Japanese: 引き摺り下ろす (hikizuriorosu)

Romanian: răsturna (ro), prăbuși (ro)
Russian: сверга́ть (ru) impf (svergátʹ), све́ргнуть (ru) pf (svérgnutʹ)
Swedish: detronisera (sv), avsätta (sv)

Anagrams

enhorted, other end, threnode

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