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to throne

7.9

To make someone a ruler by a ceremony

verb
/θroʊn/

: entronizar

The king will throne his daughter as the new queen during the ceremony.

Examples

To unite the kingdom, they decided to throne the young prince at the grand celebration.
After a long struggle, she was finally throned as the leader of the council.
So to throne his waste away for eternity.
Weeping with honest tears, she thrones each victim... in her... paradise."

The Laureate (2023)
That's Besmears, the name of every martyr throned to the lions in the arena who died for their faith.

Synonyms

to crown

vsto throne

Formal

62 5.1

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

is about seating in a ceremonial chair or installing by ceremonial rites

to reign

vsto throne

60 4.6

To rule a country as king or queen

emphasizes taking a ceremonial seat or installing someone rather than governing over time

to seat

vsto throne

Formal

30 6.8

To put someone into an official position in a formal way

focuses on sitting on a ceremonial chair as ruler or installing monarchs

to coronate

vsto throne

Archaic

1 9.9

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

includes seating in ceremonial chair or other rites to make someone monarch

to take one's place on the throne

vsto throne

8.4

To become king or queen of a country and rule

stresses sitting in the ceremonial seat or formally installing a ruler

to enthrone

vsto throne

Formal

7.5

To give someone a high position of power in a formal ceremony, like making them a king or queen

focuses on sitting in the ceremonial seat or installing someone formally

Idioms

power behind the throne

Literature

2 8.2

A person who secretly controls a leader from behind the scenes

to take one's place on the throne

8.4

To become king or queen of a country and rule

Compounds

throne room

7 4.6

A large formal room in a palace where a king or queen sits for ceremonies

bishop's throne

8.6

A special chair where a bishop sits during church services in a cathedral

Peacock Throne

9.9

A famous gold throne used by Mughal emperors in India, richly decorated

throne sniffer

Offensive

9.9

A person who flatters people in charge to gain favor

How Ceremonial

to crown

Formal

62 5.1

to throne

7.9

to install

Formal

69 3.9

to seat

165 1.8

Surface Forms

throne infinitive

throned past

throned past participle

throning present participle

thrones third person singular

Etymology

Throne as a verb means to place someone in the seat of power and it comes from Greek thronos 'seat'. That's why to throne someone is to install them as ruler or have them sit as the head of state.