dethrone

English

Etymology

de- +‎ throne

Verb

dethrone (third-person singular simple present dethrones, present participle dethroning, simple past and past participle dethroned)

1. To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
2. To remove any governing authority from power.

Synonyms

• (forcibly remove a monarch): depose
• (remove governing authority from power): bring down, depose, divest, overthrow

Antonyms

• (forcibly remove a monarch): coronate, crown, enthrone, king
• (remove governing authority from power): empower, install, invest, take office

Translations

forcibly remove a monarch

• Finnish: syöstä vallasta (fi)
• French: détrôner (fr)
• German: entthronen (de), absetzen (de), stürzen (de)

• Russian: свергать (ru) (sv'ergát')  impf., свергнуть (ru) (sv'érgnut')  pf.
• Spanish: destronar (es)

remove govering authority from power

• Finnish: syöstä vallasta (fi)
• German: absetzen (de), stürzen (de)

• Russian: свергать (ru) (sv'ergát')  impf., свергнуть (ru) (sv'érgnut')  pf.

See also

• abdicate
• coup d'etat