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enthrone

/ɪnˈθɹəʊn/

enthrone verb: to put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation or other ceremonies of investiture.

Verb

enthrone (third-person singular simple present enthrones, present participle enthroning, simple past and past participle enthroned)

  1. (transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation or other ceremonies of investiture.
    • Near-synonyms: coronate, crown
    • ceremonially enthrone
    Synonyms:
    coronate, crown
    Antonyms:
    dethrone
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organization.
    Antonyms:
    dethrone
  3. (transitive) To exalt, to praise.
    • The novel seemed to enthrone love as the highest virtue.

enthrone meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

enthrone in Tamil

அரியணை ஏற்று, ஆட்சிக்கட்டிலில் அமர்த்து, முடி சூட்டு, உயர்ந்த பதவியில் அமர்த்து, உயரத்தில் வை

enthrone in Bengali

উচ্চে তুলে ধরা, প্রশংসা করা

enthrone in Malayalam

രാജാവാക്കുക, സിംഹാസനസ്ഥനാക്കുക

enthrone in Kannada

ಸಿಂಹಾಸನಾಧಿಪತಿಯನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡು, ಗದ್ದುಗೆಗೇರಿಸು, ಪಟ್ಟಕಟ್ಟು, ಪಟ್ಟಾಭಿಷೇಕಮಾಡು, ಉನ್ನತ ಪದವಿಗೇರಿಸು, ಘನತೆಗೇರಿಸು

Synonyms of enthrone

Antonyms

Forms of enthrone

third-person singular presententhrones
present participleenthroning
past participleenthroned
pastenthroned

Origin of enthrone

From en- + throne; compare earlier enthronize, inthronize.

Words formed from enthrone

Words that rhyme with enthrone

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Questions about enthrone

What does enthrone mean?
Enthrone means to put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation or other ceremonies of investiture.
What is enthrone in Tamil?
Enthrone in Tamil is அரியணை ஏற்று, ஆட்சிக்கட்டிலில் அமர்த்து, முடி சூட்டு. See Enthrone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is enthrone?
Enthrone is a verb.
How do you pronounce enthrone?
Enthrone is pronounced /ɪnˈθɹəʊn/.
What is the past tense of enthrone?
The past tense of enthrone is enthroned.

Words near enthrone in the dictionary

  1. enthrals
  2. enthrill
  3. enthrilled
  4. enthrilling
  5. enthrills
  6. enthrone
  7. enthroned
  8. enthronement
  9. enthronements
  10. enthroner
  11. enthroners

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Adapted from Wiktionary: enthrone (page history and authors); enthrone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enthrone (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enthrone (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enthrone (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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