'dethrone' definitions:
Definition of 'dethrone'
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Definition of 'dethrone'
From: GCIDE
- 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; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity. "The Protector was dethroned." --Hume. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dethrone'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- break,
- bust,
- cashier,
- deconsecrate,
- defrock,
- depose,
- disbar,
- discrown,
- disenthrone,
- dismiss,
- displace,
- drum out,
- excommunicate,
- expel,
- give the gate,
- kick upstairs,
- liquidate,
- oust,
- overthrow,
- pension,
- pension off,
- purge,
- read out of,
- remove,
- remove from office,
- retire,
- strip of office,
- strip of rank,
- superannuate,
- suspend,
- unchurch,
- uncrown,
- unfrock,
- unmake,
- unsaddle,
- unseat,
- unthrone