dethrone.
To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
Meaning & usage
To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
To remove any governing authority from power.
To remove from any position of high status or power.
To remove (something) from a position of power or paramount importance.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Middle English trone English throne English dethrone From de- + throne.
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