enthrone

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ throne; compare earlier enthronize, inthronize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈθɹəʊn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊn

Verb

enthrone (third-person singular simple present enthrones, present participle enthroning, simple past and past participle enthroned)

  1. (transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation or other ceremonies of investiture.
    Antonym: dethrone
    Near-synonyms: coronate, crown
    ceremonially enthrone
    enthrone a monarch
    The bishop came to enthrone the new archbishop.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organization.
    Antonym: dethrone
  3. (transitive) To exalt, to praise.
    The novel seemed to enthrone love as the highest virtue.

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