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/un krown"/, v.t.1. to deprive or divest of a crown.2. to reduce from dignity or preeminence.[1250-1300; ME uncrounen. See UN-2, CROWN]
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Uncrown — Un*crown , v. t. [1st pref. un + crown.] To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. [1913 Webster] He hath done me wrong, And therefore I ll uncrown him ere t be long. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uncrown — index overthrow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uncrown — transitive verb Date: 14th century to take the crown from ; dethrone … New Collegiate Dictionary
uncrown — verb To deprive of the monarchy … Wiktionary
uncrown — Synonyms and related words: break, bust, cashier, deconsecrate, defrock, depose, dethrone, disbar, discrown, disenthrone, dismiss, displace, drum out, excommunicate, expel, give the gate, kick upstairs, liquidate, oust, overthrow, pension,… … Moby Thesaurus
uncrown — v. dethrone, remove a monarch from power, depose a king … English contemporary dictionary
uncrown — v. a. Discrown, dethrone, depose … New dictionary of synonyms
uncrown — un·crown … English syllables
uncrown — un•crown [[t]ʌnˈkraʊn[/t]] v. t. 1) to divest of a crown 2) to reduce from dignity or preeminence • Etymology: 1250–1300 … From formal English to slang
uncrown — /ʌnˈkraʊn/ (say un krown) verb (t) 1. to deprive or divest of a crown. 2. to reduce from dignity or pre eminence. {un 2 + crown} …
