[ US /diˈθɹoʊn, dɪˈθɹoʊn/ ]
[ UK /diːθɹˈə‍ʊn/ ]
VERB
  1. remove a monarch from the throne
    If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned
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How To Use dethrone In A Sentence

  • (Darius Nothus) (423-404 B.C.), the younger _Cyrus_ undertook to dethrone his brother _Artaxerxes II_., and for that purpose organized, in Asia Outline of Universal History
  • a "tapetless, ramfeezl'd hizzie," "saft at best an 'something lazy;" she is a "thowless jad;" or she is dethroned altogether: Robert Burns How To Know Him
  • It was only at the foot of his own table, after ladling out and serving around the stewed oysters "hot and hot," that the commodore, rubbing his hands, and smiling until his great face was as grotesque as a nutcracker's, announced that Miss Nancy Skamp was turned out of office -- yea, discrowned, unsceptred, dethroned, and that Harry Barnwell reigned in her stead. The Missing Bride
  • With Saturday's all-around finals set up as a Russian duel, Chaschina was asked if she could dethrone the reigning world champ.
  • Make suggestion on the stock of slacken,[Sentence dictionary] over stock and dethrone. Destroy it after approved.
  • For the first time in the history of Europe, a monarch was not only dethroned by the masses, but also executed.
  • The dethronement of learning is one of the most exciting intellectual frontiers we are now crossing.
  • In 1688 when the British Parliament dethroned James II and established political supremacy over the monarchy, its bill of rights became the fundamental, durable instrument of constitutional law.
  • Kerala dethroned defending champion Manipur to win its maiden title.
  • The television drama series "Mad Men" kept its crown as the best drama series at the 62nd annual Emmy Awards, as the comedy show "Modern Family" dethroned "30 Rock" to establish itself as the best in the genre. Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News
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