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单词 uncrowning
释义

uncrown

verb

un·​crown ˌən-ˈkrau̇n How to pronounce uncrown (audio)
uncrowned; uncrowning; uncrowns

transitive verb

: to take the crown from : dethrone

Synonyms

  • defrock
  • depose
  • deprive
  • dethrone
  • displace
  • oust
  • unmake
  • unseat
  • unthrone
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Example Sentences

Edward VIII effectively uncrowned himself when he insisted upon marrying an American divorcée.
Recent Examples on the Web On June 3, 1988, the Pistons uncrowned the Boston Celtics, 95-90, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals to win the series, 4-2. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2020 Many considered him Italy’s uncrowned sovereign, the steward of the country’s economic renaissance from the postwar period through the turbulent 1970s. Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

uncrowning

verb

present participle of uncrown
as in deposing
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) Edward VIII effectively uncrowned himself when he insisted upon marrying an American divorcée

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • deposing
  • sacking
  • unthroning
  • dismissing
  • toppling
  • dethroning
  • depriving
  • unseating
  • firing
  • ousting
  • unmaking
  • banishing
  • defrocking
  • removing
  • displacing
  • mustering out
  • casting out
  • usurping
  • ejecting
  • retiring
  • overthrowing
  • running off
  • supplanting
  • canning
  • subverting
  • throwing out
  • cashiering
  • expelling
  • routing
  • extruding
  • chasing
  • booting (out)
  • discharging
  • drumming (out)
  • bouncing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • crowning
  • installing
  • initiating
  • investing
  • throning
  • enthroning
  • baptizing
  • inaugurating
  • electing
  • inducting
  • designating
  • appointing
  • baptising
  • instating
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