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Dethrone vs Disthrone - What's the difference?

dethrone | disthrone |

As verbs the difference between dethrone and disthrone

is that dethrone is to depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy while disthrone is to dethrone; to remove from the throne.

dethrone

English

Verb

(dethron)
  • To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
  • To remove any governing authority from power.

    • Derived terms

    * dethronement

    Synonyms

    * (forcibly remove a monarch ): depose * (remove governing authority from power ): bring down, depose, divest, overthrow

    Antonyms

    * (forcibly remove a monarch ): coronate, crown, enthrone, king * (remove governing authority from power ): empower, install, invest, take office

    See also

    * abdicate * coup d'etat

    disthrone

    English

    Verb

    (disthron)
  • (obsolete) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
    • (Webster 1913)