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Dethrone vs Disthronize - What's the difference?

dethrone | disthronize |

As verbs the difference between dethrone and disthronize

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

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

    disthronize

    English

    Verb

    (disthroniz)
  • (archaic, rare) To remove from the throne, to dethrone.
  • *, II.x:
  • *:Deposed was from Princedome soueraine, / And pitteous Elidure put in his sted; / Who shortly it to him restord againe, / Till by his death he it recouered; / But Peridure and Vigent him disthronized .