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dethronize

dethronize verb: to dethrone; to remove from the throne.

Verb

dethronize (third-person singular simple present dethronizes, present participle dethronizing, simple past and past participle dethronized)

  1. (obsolete) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
    • [T]hey conſult on this important buſineſs, how they may dethronize Baretana, and inthronize Albemare in the chair and choice of Clara’s affection: […]1679, John Reynolds, The Triumphs of Gods Revenge against the Crying and Execrable Sin of Murther: Expressed in Thirty Several Tragical Histories. Written by John Reynolds. The Sixth Edition, very...

Synonyms of dethronize

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Forms of dethronize

third-person singular presentdethronizes
present participledethronizing
past participledethronized
pastdethronized
alternative formdethronise

Origin of dethronize

From dethrone + -ize; compare Latin dethronizare.

Questions about dethronize

What does dethronize mean?
Dethronize means to dethrone; to remove from the throne.
What part of speech is dethronize?
Dethronize is a verb.
What is the past tense of dethronize?
The past tense of dethronize is dethronized.

Words near dethronize in the dictionary

  1. dethroning
  2. dethronings
  3. dethronisation
  4. dethronization
  5. dethronizations
  6. dethronize
  7. dethronized
  8. dethronizes
  9. dethronizing
  10. deths
  11. detick

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