dethrone
pronunciation
How to pronounce dethrone in British English:
UK [ˌdi:ˈθrəʊn]
How to pronounce dethrone in American English:
US [ˌdiˈθroʊn]
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- Verb:
- remove a monarch from the throne
Word Origin
- dethrone (v.)
- c. 1600; see de- (privative) + throne. Related: Dethroned; dethroning.
Example
- 1. It wants to slowly dethrone the almighty dollar as the currency of choice in most global trade deals .
- 2. But he is also tenacious . Plots to dethrone him as leader have come to nothing .
- 3. That said , you can bet the lads and lasses at fermilab will be happy to grab any credit they can for helping dethrone relativity .