dethrone

verb

de·​throne di-ˈthrōn 

dē-

dethroned; dethroning; dethrones

transitive verb

: to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence

dethrone a king

trying to dethrone the champion

dethronement

di-ˈthrōn-mənt 

dē-

noun

dethroner noun

Synonyms

• defrock
• depose
• deprive
• displace
• oust
• uncrown
• unmake
• unseat
• unthrone

Examples of dethrone in a Sentence

the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet the allegations alone could dethrone one of the world’s most popular contemporary artists, whose work, more explicitly than any other, has inserted Black figures into the white art-historical canon. —Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024

One pretty decent horror movie has been dethroned by a truly terrible one in Netflix’s top 10 list today. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Amanda Nunes dethroned Cyborg in December 2018, becoming a two-division champion, and the UFC retired the title when Nunes walked away from the sport in June 2023. —Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

Many people are traumatized or in mourning; others talk manically about dethroning Hezbollah, and perhaps with it, Lebanon’s centuries-old system of sectarian power-sharing. —Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dethrone

verb

de·​throne di-ˈthrōn 

dethroned; dethroning

: to remove from a throne : depose

dethronement

-mənt 

noun