dethroned
past simple and past 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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dethroned
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Its text base supersedes the old card file just as the word processor hasdethronedthe typewriter.
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A century later, however, classics had been 'dethroned' in the curricula, giving way to a plethora of modern studies.
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On the other hand, in this country we have alreadydethronedgold as the fixed standard of value.
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No, it was our guarantee; it suppressed the military party; it led to it beingdethroned.
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I suppose that there is fairly general agreement that the battleship wasdethronedfrom its former status in the last war.
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While it is true to say that king coal has not been entirelydethroned, the coal industry has, unfortunately, had a very bad shaking.
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Can they not have at least one year's reign before they aredethroned?
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We weredethronedfrom our position as a creditor nation in the first world war.
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Either it ought to be used for putting forward plans for the coming year, or it ought to bedethronedfrom its false prestige as a major national annual statement.
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Europe hasdethronedthe dollar; but it would not be enough to put a paper prince in its place.
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I hope that they will succeed, but, succeed or fail, it seems to me very likely that once gold has beendethroned, sterling will become the world's most trustworthy measure.
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Nitrate extraction rose while guano extraction declined and sugar canedethronedcotton as the main cash crop.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It wasdethronedthe week after, but managed to stay on the top ten for 11 weeks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nitrate extraction rose while guano extraction declined and sugarcanedethronedcotton as the main cash crop.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless, the sultan wasdethronedfive days after his appointment.
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