enthrone

[ en-throhn ]

verb (used with object)

, en·throned, en·thron·ing.

1. to place on or as on a throne.
2. to invest with sovereign or episcopal authority.
3. to exalt.

enthrone

/ ɛnˈθrəʊn /

verb

1. to place on a throne
2. to honour or exalt
3. to assign authority to

Derived Forms

• enˈthronement, noun

Other Words From

• reen·throne verb (used with object) reenthroned reenthroning

Word History and Origins

Origin of enthrone¹

First recorded in 1600–10; en- ¹ + throne

Example Sentences

Google pays Apple, for example, between $8 billion and $12 billion annually to be “enthroned” as the preset search engine on Apple’s iPhones, the attorneys general allege.

From Washington Post

First, Americans have to understand that they should not enthrone democracy as an end in itself.

From The Daily Beast

Do we wish to enthrone them in the chairs of our universities, to deliver oracles, harangues, and dissertations?

From Project Gutenberg

She was not in command here; so she waited serenely for the certain disasters to enthrone her.

From Project Gutenberg

He plotted a revolution, which should overthrow McGuire and enthrone himself.

From Project Gutenberg

Entice the tyrant back with fair promises, kill him and enthrone.

From Project Gutenberg

"Enthrone your majesty with all due ceremony and if necessary, defend you in true Szekler fashion," said Stephen Run.

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Related Words

• adopt
• establish
• install