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uncrown

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To deprive of the monarchy or other authority or status.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1860, Walt Whitman, “Chants Democratic, 2” Stanza 19, in Leaves of Grass, Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, p. 136, I see the clear sunsets of the martyrs, I see from the scaffolds the descending ghosts, Ghosts of dead lords, uncrowned ladies, impeached ministers, rejected kings, Rivals, traitors, poisoners, disgraced chieftains, and the rest.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decrown, depose, dethrone, discrown, disenthrone, unking, unthrone

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To remove a crown from (often figuratively).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English uncoroun, uncroun, uncrowne; equivalent to un- + crown.