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enthrone

[ en-throhn ]
/ ɛnˈθroʊn /
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verb (used with object), en·throned, en·thron·ing.

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

RELATED WORDS

adopt, establish, install, inaugurate, induct, idealize, endue, authorize, vest, license, empower, bequeath, ordain, initiate, charge, consecrate, sanction, endow, honor, ennoble

Nearby words

enthesopathy, enthetic, enthral, enthrall, enthralling, enthrone, enthronement, enthuse, enthusiasm, enthusiast, enthusiastic
Also inthrone.

Origin of enthrone

First recorded in 1600–10; en-1 + throne
Related formsre·en·throne, verb (used with object), re·en·throned, re·en·thron·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for enthrone

enthrone

/ (ɛnˈθrəʊn) /

verb

to place on a throne
to honour or exalt
to assign authority to
Derived Formsenthronement, noun
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Word Origin and History for enthrone

enthrone

v.

c.1600, from en- (1) + throne. Replacing enthronize (late 14c.), from Old French introniser (13c.), from Late Latin inthronizare, from Greek enthronizein, from en "in" (see en- (2)) + thronos "throne" (see throne). Related: Enthroned; enthroning.

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