descepter
descepter verb: to deprive of a scepter; to deprive of the status of monarch or of authority.
Verb
descepter (third-person singular simple present descepters, present participle desceptering, simple past and past participle desceptered)
- To deprive of a scepter; to deprive of the status of monarch or of authority.
- Shall the czar be desceptered, or shall the publishers and the reading public remain subject to his sway?1906 August 4, “The Matter with Madden”, in Appeal to Reason, number 557, Girard, Kan., page 4
- king cotton topples from his throne[…]Desceptering King Cotton The textile factories of Britain were heavily dependent on Southern cotton, and the Confederates were unshakably confident that the British fleet would be forced to break the blockade. Why did King Cotton fail them?1956, Thomas A. Bailey, “The War for Southern Independence”, in The American Pageant: A History of the Republic, Boston, Mass.: D. C. Heath and Company, →LCCN, page 425
- Synonyms:
- unscepter
Synonyms of descepter
Forms of descepter
| third-person singular present | descepters |
|---|---|
| present participle | desceptering |
| past participle | desceptered |
| past | desceptered |
| alternative form | desceptre |
Origin of descepter
From de- + scepter.
Questions about descepter
- What does descepter mean?
- Descepter means to deprive of a scepter; to deprive of the status of monarch or of authority.
- What part of speech is descepter?
- Descepter is a verb.
- What is the past tense of descepter?
- The past tense of descepter is desceptered.
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