dethrone

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

uncrown oust dethronize disthrone unthrone disenthrone disthronize unkingdom unseat depose

Often followed by

the him his a god her and them their

Word family

dethroned dethronement dethronements dethroner dethroners dethrones dethroning