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dethrone

verb

  1. To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.

    Similar: depose, discrown, disenthrone, uncrown, unking

  2. To remove any governing authority from power.

    Similar: bring down, depose, divest, overthrow

  3. To remove from any position of high status or power.

Synonymsbring down, depose, divest, overthrow, depose, discrown
Antonymscoronate, crown, enthrone, king, empower, install

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