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inthrone

Syllables: in·throne

inthrone is the archaic form of enthrone.

Meaning of enthrone

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
    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.

Forms of inthrone

third-person singular presentinthrones
present participleinthroning
past participleinthroned
pastinthroned

Origin of inthrone

From in- + throne.

Words formed from inthrone

Questions about inthrone

What is inthrone the archaic form of?
Inthrone is the archaic form of enthrone.

Words near inthrone in the dictionary

  1. inthralment
  2. inthralments
  3. inthrals
  4. inthrill
  5. inthrills
  6. inthrone
  7. inthroned
  8. inthrones
  9. inthrong
  10. inthronging
  11. inthroning

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inthrone (page history and authors); enthrone (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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