Definition of unthrone
transitive verb
:to remove from or as if from a throne
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Examples of unthrone in a Sentence
the board of directors unthroned the CEO when it became clear that he was not going to reverse the company's sagging fortunes anytime soon
First Known Use of unthrone
1611
unthrone Synonyms
Synonyms
defrock, deprive, dethrone, displace, oust, uncrown, unmake, unseat, deposeAntonyms
crown, enthrone, throneRelated Words
can, cashier, discharge, dismiss, fire, muster out, remove, retire, sack; overthrow, subvert, supplant, topple, usurp; banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, chase, drum (out), eject, expel, extrude, rout, run off, throw outNear Antonyms
baptize, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, instate, invest; appoint, designate, electLearn More about unthrone
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