dethrone

🇬🇧 UK/di'θrәun/🇺🇸 US

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Definitions

v.

To remove a monarch from power; to strip anyone of a dominant position.

废黜（君主）；使失去权位

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived

dedown, away, reversal

+

thronestem

=dethrone

Common Collocations

1.dethrone the king推翻国王
2.dethrone from power推翻权力

Example Sentences

1.
The revolutionary forces moved to dethrone the unpopular monarch.

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