enthrone

From en- +‎ throne; compare earlier enthronize, inthronize.

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈθɹəʊn/

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• Rhymes: -əʊn

enthrone (third-person singular simple present enthrones, present participle enthroning, simple past and past participle enthroned)

1. (transitive) 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.

   Antonym: dethrone

   Near-synonyms: coronate, crown

   The bishop came to enthrone the new archbishop.

   ceremonially enthrone

   enthrone a monarch

2. (transitive, figuratively) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organisation.

   Antonym: dethrone

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   The novel seemed to enthrone love as the highest virtue.

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