dethrone

UK: /dɪˈθrəʊn/ US: /diˈθroʊn/ ,(dē thrōn′)

Inflections of 'dethrone' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

dethrones

v 3rd person singular

dethroning

v pres p

dethroned

v past

dethroned

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•throne /diˈθroʊn/   v. [~ + object] , -throned, -thron•ing. 

1. to remove from a throne or position of power;
   depose:
   The champion was dethroned in the second round of the match.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•throne  (dē thrōn′), v.t., -throned, -thron•ing. 

1. to remove from a throne;
   depose.
2. to remove from any position of power or authority.

• de- + throne 1600–10

de•throne′ment, n. 
de•thron′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dethrone / dɪˈθrəʊn/ verb

1. (transitive) to remove from a throne or deprive of any high position or title; depose

deˈthronement noun

deˈthroner noun