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destool

destool verb: to remove (a ruler) from power.

Verb

destool (third-person singular simple present destools, present participle destooling, simple past and past participle destooled)

  1. (Africa, West, transitive) To remove (a ruler) from power.

Antonyms of destool

Forms of destool

third-person singular presentdestools
present participledestooling
past participledestooled
pastdestooled

Origin of destool

From de- + stool; compare dethrone.

Questions about destool

What does destool mean?
Destool means to remove (a ruler) from power.
What part of speech is destool?
Destool is a verb.
What is the past tense of destool?
The past tense of destool is destooled.

Words near destool in the dictionary

  1. destoned
  2. destoner
  3. destoners
  4. destones
  5. destoning
  6. destool
  7. destooled
  8. destooling
  9. destoolment
  10. destoolments
  11. destools

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