dethronize en · VERB
Etymology
From dethrone + -ize; compare Latin dethronizare.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
[T]hey conſult on this important buſineſs, how they may dethronize Baretana, and inthronize Albemare in the chair and choice of Clara’s affection: […]
1679, John Reynolds, The Triumphs of Gods Revenge against the Crying and Execrable Sin of Murther: Expressed in Thirty Several Tragical Histories. Written by John Reynolds. The Sixth Edition, very Carefully Corrected. To which is Added, Gods Revenge against the Abominable Sin of Adultery. Containing Ten Several Histories, Never Printed before, Illustrated with New Sculptures, 6th corrected edition, London: Printed by J. Bennet, for Thomas Lee, at the Turks head in Fleetstreet, over against Fetter-Lane-End, →OCLC, page 157:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dethronizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dethronise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dethronizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dethronized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dethronized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
enthrone · inthronize · inthrone · inthronizate