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dethrone

 
Dictionary: de·throne   (dē-thrōn') pronunciation
tr.v., -throned, -thron·ing, -thrones.
  1. To remove from the throne; depose.
  2. To remove from a prominent or powerful position.
dethronement de·throne'ment n.

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Definition: oust
Antonyms: crown, enthrone, put in power


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: remove a monarch from the throne
  Antonym: enthrone (meaning #2)


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - støde fra tronen, afsætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
onttronen

Français (French)
v. tr. - détrôner

Deutsch (German)
v. - entthronen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκθρονίζω

Italiano (Italian)
detronizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - destronar, depor

Русский (Russian)
свергать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - destronar, echar de una posición de poder

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - störta (från tronen)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
废黜, 废位赶出

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 廢黜, 廢位趕出

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 폐위하다, (자리에서) 몰아내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 退位させる, 引きずり降ろす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخلع ( شخصا) عن سلطه أو نفوذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדיח (מלך)‬


 
 
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