dethrone

🇺🇸 /diːˈθrəʊn/ 🇬🇧 /diːˈθrəʊn/
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verb
R

To take away someone's position of power, especially a ruler like a king or queen.

The revolutionaries planned to dethrone the corrupt king and establish a new government.

translation

v. To take away someone's position of power, especially a ruler like a king or queen.

Word Forms

3rd Present dethrones
Past dethroned
Perfect dethroned
Progressive dethroning