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# dethrone

verb (dethrone, dethrones, dethroned, dethroning)

«dethrone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To dethrone a king or ruler is to remove him from the throne so that he no longer rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dethrone/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a rebel, traitor or wicked uncle takes power from the rightful ruler.

### Examples

- The rebels planned to dethrone the old king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dethrone/#x1)
- His wicked uncle dethroned the rightful heir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dethrone/#x2)
- The people dethroned the cruel queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dethrone/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dethrone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dethrone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dethrone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dethrone.html) on Mova free.