decrown
/dɪˈkraʊn/
verb
- To remove a crown or royal headgear from someone, especially as a formal act of dethronement.
- In the ancient ritual, the high priest would decrown the defeated emperor.
- The museum exhibit showed a painting of soldiers about to decrown the monarch.
- The rebels planned to decrown the king in a public ceremony.
- To remove someone from a position of power, leadership, or supremacy; to dethrone or depose.
- New technology can quickly decrown industry leaders who fail to innovate.
- The board voted to decrown the CEO after the scandal broke.
- The young challenger managed to decrown the reigning champion in the final match.
- To remove the top or crown of something, such as a tooth, a hill, or a plant.
- Erosion over centuries helped decrown the once-towering mountain.
- The dentist had to decrown the damaged tooth before fitting a new cap.
- Gardeners sometimes decrown overgrown shrubs to encourage new growth.