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Definition of dethrone verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dethrone

verb
 
/diːˈθrəʊn/
 
/diːˈθrəʊn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dethrone
 
/diːˈθrəʊn/
 
/diːˈθrəʊn/
he / she / it dethrones
 
/diːˈθrəʊnz/
 
/diːˈθrəʊnz/
past simple dethroned
 
/diːˈθrəʊnd/
 
/diːˈθrəʊnd/
past participle dethroned
 
/diːˈθrəʊnd/
 
/diːˈθrəʊnd/
-ing form dethroning
 
/diːˈθrəʊnɪŋ/
 
/diːˈθrəʊnɪŋ/
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  1. dethrone somebody to remove a king or queen from power; to remove somebody from a position of authority or power
See dethrone in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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