disenthrone

[ dis-en-throhn ]

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verb (used with object),dis·en·throned, dis·en·throning.

to dethrone.

Origin of disenthrone

¹

First recorded in 1600–10; dis-¹ + enthrone

Other words from disenthrone

dis·en·throne·ment, noun

Words Nearby disenthrone

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How to use disenthrone in a sentence

He had but to disenthrone her who for fifteen years, with true and tender love, had shared his existence.
The Empress Josephine | Louise Muhlbach
But to disenthrone himself, to descend to the condition of a poor devil!
Devil Stories | Various

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