unthrone

American  

[uhn-throhn] / ʌnˈθroʊn /

verb (used with object)

unthroned, unthroning

1. to dethrone or remove as if by dethroning.

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unthrone British  

/ ʌnˈθrəʊn /

verb

1. (tr) a less common word for dethrone

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Etymology

Origin of unthrone

First recorded in 1605–15; un- ² + throne

Example Sentences

The reigning Olympic champions have breezed through the London Games, but Spain - ranked second in the world - are desperate to unthrone the so-called Dream Team.

From The Guardian

Unthrone, un-thrōn′, v.t. to dethrone.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet no new sufferings can prepare A higher praise to crown thee;10 Though my first death proclaim thee fair, My second will unthrone thee.

From Project Gutenberg

Something must be done to unthrone these wretches, or things will be worse and worse.

From Project Gutenberg

He saw the terrible German king-maker Ricimer throne and unthrone a series of puppet emperors, he saw the last remnant of Gallic independence thrown away and himself become a barbarian subject, and he saw a few years before he died the fall of the empire in the west.

From Project Gutenberg