dethrone — to remove a monarch from the throne; to remove someone from a position of power
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to remove a monarch from the throne; to remove someone from a position of power
Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈθroʊn/
Example Sentences
- The peaceful protesters managed to dethrone the dictator using only memes and social media.
- Netflix dethroned traditional TV as the king of entertainment.
- My cat thinks it can dethrone me as the ruler of this house.
dethrone
VERB[/dɪˈθroʊn/]
to remove a monarch from the throne; to remove someone from a position of power
💡 Concept
The rebel general moves to dethrone the tyrant king before the cheering crowd.
🎵 Rhyme
Dethrone the king, now nothing's his own!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/dɪˈθroʊn/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈθrəʊn/
🌳Etymology
Prefixde--
Rootthrone
🎵Rhyme
throneownknowngrown
throne
own
known
grown
🔗Collocations
dethrone a monarch
dethrone the champion
attempt to dethrone
successfully dethrone
dethrone the leader
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The peaceful protesters managed to dethrone the dictator using only memes and social media.”
“Netflix dethroned traditional TV as the king of entertainment.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat thinks it can dethrone me as the ruler of this house.”
“The chess grandmaster was finally dethroned after 10 years of dominance.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
deposeoverthrowoustremovetopple
Antonyms
enthronecrowninstall
Related
thronemonarchyabdicateusurpcoup
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