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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.

Words related to enthrone

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

Words nearby enthrone

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

Origin of enthrone

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

OTHER WORDS FROM enthrone

re·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 forms of enthrone

enthronement, noun
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