dethroning
present participle ofdethrone
dethrone
verb[T]
uk/diˈθrəʊn/us/diˈθroʊn/toremoveakingorqueenfromtheirpositionofpower
tobeatsomeone who is thebestat something,especiallyasport, andbecomethebestyourself:
Theworldchampionwas dethroned by ayoungSwedishchallenger.
Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accede tosomething
- accession
- anointed
- anti-monarchical
- anti-monarchist
- dukedom
- earl
- earldom
- emir
- emperor
- miss
- mister
- monarch
- monarchist
- morganatic
- Rt. Hon.
- Shah
- sheikh
- sire
- sovereign
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
Examplesofdethroning
dethroning
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Is this evidence of thedethroningof gold in relation to our exchange?
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Internal instability, rebellion anddethroningof kings were very common.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An event in which he would claim the title,dethroningthe defending champion in the final.
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