verb
Freq #59381
Meanings
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1
verb
to remove a monarch from the throne or from sovereign power
The rebels intended to dethrone the king and establish a republic.
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2
verb
to displace someone or something from a dominant or preeminent position
The unseeded player managed to dethrone the reigning champion in straight sets.
Thesaurus
Etymology
Formed in English from de-, expressing removal or reversal, and throne. It first meant to remove a ruler from the throne and later broadened figuratively to displacing any dominant person, institution, or idea.