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coronate.

To crown (a sovereign or champion).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/UK/ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/US
  1. To crown (a sovereign or champion).

    rare
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin corōnātus (“crowned”), perfect passive participle of corōnō (“to crown”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from corōna (“crown”) + -ō.

adj/ˈkɒɹənət/UK/ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/UK/ˈkɔɹənɪt/US/ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/US
  1. Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona.

    not-comparable
  2. Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.

    not-comparable
  3. Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from New Latin coronātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

adj/ˈkɒɹənət/UK/ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/UK/ˈkɔɹənɪt/US/ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/US
  1. (as a participial adjective) Having or wearing a crown, crowned; (as a participle) crowned, coronated.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English coronat(e), borrowed from Latin corōnātus (“wearing a crown, crowned”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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