dethrone

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  1. transitive verb To remove from the throne; depose.
  2. transitive verb To remove from a prominent or powerful position.

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  • Like all early technologies, the electric bike doesn't dethrone any traditionally powered supermoto, but the 31 horsepower and 84.6 Nm powerplant performance figures aren't to be ignored either. —  Top Speed
  • I always thought the combination of a Blackberry with a touchscreen would be the perfect way to dethrone the iPhone. —  All Things Digital
  • With the ruthless efficiency that bore all the hallmarks of a side with their eyes on the ultimate prize, Derry ripped the Saints apart in the opening half as they engineered three fine goals that will have left no one in any doubt as to the side that is most likely to dethrone the champions. —  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • This case indeed needs review, I'm glad they went for it before it became set in stone and even harder to dethrone by some other person. —  Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)
  • He's hoping to dethrone Zeus and take his place on top of Mount Olympus. —  Empire News
 

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  1. from Middle Latin dethronare, from Latin de- privative + thronus, a seat, throne: see throne. Cf. disthrone.
 

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/dəˈθroʊn/
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