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dethrone(dictionary)

dethrone (iou)



dethrone verb trans. E17.
[from DE- 3 + THRONE noun.]
Remove from a throne (lit. & fig.), depose; end the supremacy or dominant influence of.
J. Barzun Dewey's effect on schooling was to dethrone subject matter and replace it by techniques. Times The dethroned world champion.
dethronement noun E18.
dethroner noun M17.