enthrone
verb (used with object)
to place on or as on a throne.
have enthroned
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present perfectof enthrone.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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England do have a star in Harry Kane, all the more so now his goals have enthroned him as an early Golden Boot contender.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2018
Valencia seemed to have enthroned herself, a true Venus victrix, in the centre of his heart, and would not be dispossessed.
From Two Years Ago, Volume I by Kingsley, Charles
Thus, I cannot acknowledge the authority of these commissaries till they shall have enthroned a king.
From The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Martineau, Harriet
In England by this time the ultra-Spanish or Jesuit faction, which would have enthroned the Inquisition with a Spanish nominee as sovereign, was all but non-existent.
From England under the Tudors by Innes, Arthur D. (Arthur Donald)
Men have enthroned truth in some far-off kingdom, away from the world, as though it were too pure to live on earth.
From Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays by Washburn, L. K. (Lemuel Kelley)
