enthrone

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈθroʊn/ UK /ɪnˈθrəʊn/ See IPA manual

Freq #131607

Meanings

1

verb
to install a monarch or senior religious leader formally on a throne as a sign of office

The cathedral will enthrone the new archbishop during a public ceremony.
2

verb
to give a person, idea, or force supreme authority or an exalted position

The manifesto enthrones economic growth as the highest public good.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to install a monarch or... install invest crown

2 verb · to give a person, idea, or... exalt elevate empower

Opposites

dethrone depose demote

Word family

Forms enthroned

Derived forms disenthroneenthronemententhronerreenthroneunenthroned

Related forms throne coronation investiture monarch

Etymology

Formed in early modern English from en- ("put in or on") + throne, replacing earlier enthronize and inthrone. Throne came through Old French and Latin from Greek thronos ("elevated seat"). The figurative sense treats authority or preeminence as occupation of a throne.

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# enthrone

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈθroʊn/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈθrəʊn/
**Frequency rank:** 131607

## Meanings
1. to install a monarch or senior religious leader formally on a throne as a sign of office
2. to give a person, idea, or force supreme authority or an exalted position

## Examples
- The cathedral will enthrone the new archbishop during a public ceremony.
- The manifesto enthrones economic growth as the highest public good.

## Synonyms
- install
- invest
- crown
- exalt
- elevate

## Antonyms
- dethrone
- depose
- demote

## Derived Forms
- disenthrone
- enthronement
- enthroner
- reenthrone
- unenthroned

## Related Forms
- throne
- coronation
- investiture
- monarch

## Etymology
Formed in early modern English from en- ("put in or on") + throne, replacing earlier enthronize and inthrone. Throne came through Old French and Latin from Greek thronos ("elevated seat"). The figurative sense treats authority or preeminence as occupation of a throne.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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