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discrown

[dis-kroun] / dɪsˈkraʊn /


VERB
dethrone
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
crown enthrone put in power


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Macduff, having quarrelled with the king, joined Malcolm, and the English king, thinking favorably of their cause, sent a great army into Scotland to discrown Macbeth.

From Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Hezekiah Butterworth

He will then proceed to plunder and discrown the very kings that had assisted him in erecting his colossal power.

From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by John Alberger

Consider this, Maria, Nor wantonly discrown that sacred head Of your young love to wreathe some curled boy's brow.

From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 by Emma Lazarus

Canst thou love one Who did discrown thine husband, unqueen thee?

From Queen Mary and Harold by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson

Where ’twas shrined in my heart I thy image discrown, And from out thy high heaven I hurl thee adown!

From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Stefan Zweig




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