dethrone

[dee-throhn]

verb (used with object)

dethroned, dethroning 

1. to remove from a throne; depose.

2. to remove from any position of power or authority.

dethrone

/ dɪˈθrəʊn /

verb

1. (tr) to remove from a throne or deprive of any high position or title; depose

   the champion was dethroned by a young boxer

Other Word Forms

• dethroner noun
• dethronement noun
• undethroned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dethrone¹

First recorded in 1600–10; de- + throne

Example Sentences

Last year, it dethroned France — home of beauty royalty brands such as L’Oréal and L’Occitane — as the biggest exporter of cosmetics to the U.S.

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Lyles, dethroned as world 100m champion on Sunday as he took bronze, captured gold in his favoured discipline five days later to secure his eighth global title.

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According to their spin, Colbert wasn’t just getting axed — he was being dethroned by their own 10 p.m. star, Greg Gutfeld, who they proudly proclaimed the “ratings king of late night.”

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He dethroned Joshua in just his third fight as a heavyweight to become a unified champion and it has been an upward trajectory ever since.

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And then he bounced back emphatically to dethrone Alcaraz as Wimbledon champion, ending a five-match losing streak against his main rival in the process.

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Related Words

• depose