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dethrone

verb

Meaning

  1. To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
  2. To remove any governing authority from power.
  3. To remove from any position of high status or power.
  4. To remove (something) from a position of power or paramount importance.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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