Past tense of dethrone
regular verb
The past tense of dethrone is dethroned. The past participle is also dethroned.
Forms of dethrone
| Base form (V1) | dethrone |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dethroned |
| Past participle (V3) | dethroned |
| Present participle | dethroning |
| Third person singular | dethrones |
Dethroned in a sentence
- This injurious explanation dethroned the remainder of Bunson's dignity entirely.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 111
- The titleholder of the world championship was dethroned when he declined to defend his title.From the entry titleholder
- One consequence was that the crossopterygian fishes (distantly related to the famous ‘living fossil’ coelacanth Latimeria) were dethroned from their privileged position as ancestors.2000, Richard Fortey, “No Such Thing as a Fish”, in London Review of Books, volume 22, number 13. From the entry crossopterygian
Meaning of dethrone
- verb To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
- verb To remove any governing authority from power.
- verb To remove from any position of high status or power.
Questions about the past tense of dethrone
- What is the past tense of dethrone?
- The past tense of dethrone is dethroned.
- What is the past participle of dethrone?
- The past participle of dethrone is dethroned.
- Is dethrone a regular or irregular verb?
- Dethrone is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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