enthrone en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈθɹəʊn/
Etymology
From en- + throne; compare earlier enthronize, inthronize.
Meanings
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(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.
enthrone a monarch
ceremonially enthrone
The bishop came to enthrone the new archbishop.
Near-synonyms: coronate, crown
- (figuratively, transitive) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organization.
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(transitive) To exalt, to praise.
The novel seemed to enthrone love as the highest virtue.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enthroning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enthrones | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enthroned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enthroned | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
enthroner · enthronement · unenthroned · disenthrone · reenthrone
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (17)
hu trónra emel (put on the throne) · io entronigar (put on the throne) · fr introniser (put on the throne) · cs dosadit na trůn (put on the throne) · ca entronitzar (put on the throne) · ro întrona (put on the throne) · hu megkoronáz (put on the throne) · ro înscăuna (put on the throne) · gl entronizar (put on the throne) · pt entronizar (put on the throne) · es entronizar (put on the throne) · ja 祭り上げる (put on the throne) · pt entronar (put on the throne) · el ενθρονίζω (put on the throne) · ja 即位させる (put on the throne) · cs korunovat (put on the throne) · cs intronizovat (put on the throne)