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

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

From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William

Him to unthrone we then May hope, when everlasting Fate shall yield To fickle Chance, and Chaos judge the strife.

From Paradise Lost by Milton, John

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

From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

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 Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. by Stanley, Thomas