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to enthrone

to enthrone

7.5
To give someone a high position of power in a formal ceremony, like making them a king or queen
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈθroʊn/
  • Formal
translation icon : entronizar
  • Heeding this call, the Alliance of the Two Hearts, through its oblates and third orders, enthrones homes and encourages families' consecrations to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Al Timur reluctantly agreed and the six year old Irinjibal was duly enthroned as Great Khan, only to die two months later.

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Examples

  • After a long wait, they finally enthroned their chosen monarch in a grand celebration.

  • A clever king, therefore, would try to arrange a council of docile chiefs just as the chiefs would try to enthrone a weak ruler.

    Academic text (1991)

  • This new regime will enthrone itself for the duration of the crisis.

    Blog text (5)

  • Al Timur reluctantly agreed and the six year old Irinjibal was duly enthroned as Great Khan, only to die two months later.

    Kings and Generals

  • Al Timur reluctantly agreed, and the six year old Aringabel was duly enthroned as Great Khan, only to die two months later.

    Kings and Generals

  • Carved in the early nineteenth century, these drums and their predecessors were necessary to enthrone the Diwans of Vumba Kuu (Hollis 1900, Dickson 1921).

    Academic text (1996)

  • At the ceremony, the council decided to enthrone the new leader as the king of the realm.

  • The ancient tradition required them to enthrone the new ruler with elaborate rituals and festivities.

Synonyms

to invest
vsto enthrone
  • Formal
85 6.2

To give someone official power or a job, often in a ceremony

is specifically about seating a monarch or leader rather than any formal giving
to crown
vsto enthrone
  • Formal
62 5.1

To put a special decorated hat on someone's head in a formal ceremony to make them king or queen

focuses on seating and authority transfer rather than the headpiece ritual
to anoint
vsto enthrone
  • Formal
27 7.2

To officially choose someone for a job, often as a sign that they have power

focuses on ceremonial seating without implying divine approval
to coronate
vsto enthrone
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To put a crown on someone's head to make them king or queen

applies to formal seating and giving authority beyond royal rites only
to throne
vsto enthrone
7.9

To make someone a ruler by a ceremony

means formally giving authority in a ceremony rather than merely sitting

Antonyms

to dethrone
5 6.7

To remove a king or queen from power and their position

How Formal

to enthrone
  • Formal
7.5
to crown
  • Formal
62 5.1
to install
  • Formal
69 3.9
to appoint
  • Formal
580 3.2

Surface Forms

enthrone infinitive
enthroned past
enthroned past participle
enthroning present participle
enthrones third person singular

Morphology

enthrone = throne (transparent) = en + throne

Formed by the productive prefix 'en-' plus the noun 'throne', meaning to place someone on a throne or invest with sovereign authority, which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Enthrone comes from the parts en- meaning 'put into' and throne meaning 'seat'. So to enthrone someone is to 'put them on the throne' in a ceremony and give them official power.