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Thesaurus: dethrone

To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity.

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  1. v. t. To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity.
  2. v. remove a monarch from the throne
  3. To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity. "The Protector was dethroned." Hume.
  4. To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest ofsupreme authority and dignity. "The Protector was dethroned." Hume.
  5. v:100 v. remove a monarch from the throne