dethrone

American  

[dee-throhn] / diˈθroʊn /

verb (used with object)

dethroned, dethroning

1. to remove from a throne; depose.

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

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dethrone British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• dethronement noun
• dethroner noun
• undethroned adjective

Etymology

Origin of dethrone

First recorded in 1600–10; de- + throne

Example Sentences

The American coffee company has lost market share in China to cheaper, local rivals such as Luckin Coffee, which dethroned Starbucks as the country’s biggest coffee chain by sales and stores in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Aztec emperor Montezuma, one could say, was dethroned not so much by Cortés as by Old World germs and New World enemies.

From The Wall Street Journal

South Korea has dethroned France as the biggest cosmetics exporter to the U.S., with over $10 billion in annual exports driven by K-beauty’s global popularity.

From Los Angeles Times

With the launch of Atlas, OpenAI isn’t just looking to dethrone Google Chrome as the default browser: It also wants ChatGPT to be the default operating system for the AI age.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• depose