English verb: enthrone |
1. | enthrone (social) provide with power and authority |
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| Samples | They vested the council with special rights.
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| Synonyms | invest, vest |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | instal, install |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | consecrate, coronate, crown, enthrone, ordain, ordain, order, ordinate, throne |
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| Antonyms | disinvest, divest |
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2. | enthrone (social) put a monarch on the throne |
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| Samples | The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago.
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| Synonyms | throne |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | enthrone, invest, vest |
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| Antonyms | dethrone |
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