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disenthrone

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -əʊn

1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove (someone) from their position as monarch; to deprive of a position of supremacy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: depose, dethrone, discrown, uncrown, unking, unthrone

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To move (someone or something) from a desirable location or place of honour.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To remove (something) from a position of power or paramount importance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • 1844, Benjamin Disraeli, speech given at the Manchester Athenæum Grand Soirée, 3 October, 1844, in Addresses Delivered by Lord John Manners [...] B. Disraeli [...] G. Sydney Smythe, London: Hayward and Adam, 1845, p. 18, As civilization has gradually progressed it has equalised the physical qualities of man. Instead of the strong arm it is the strong head that is now the moving principle of society. You have disenthroned Force, and placed on her high seat Intelligence [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English enthrone English disenthrone From dis- + enthrone.