Enthrone

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  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To seat on a throne.
  • transitive verb. To invest with sovereign power or with the authority of high office.
  • transitive verb. To raise to a lofty position.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To place on a throne; exalt to the seat of royalty; invest with sovereign authority; hence, to seat loftily; exalt eminently.
  • Eccles., same as enthronize, 2.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.
  • transitive verb. To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture
  • verb. To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organisation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. provide with power and authority
  • verb. put a monarch on the throne
  • Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    depose  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    invest  vest  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form