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CORONATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they coronate ... he / she / it coronates
Past simple: coronated
-ing form: coronating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Invest with regal power; enthrone
Example:
The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey
Synonyms:
coronate; crown
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "coronate" is one way to...):
enthrone; invest; vest (provide with power and authority)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
coronation (the ceremony of installing a new monarch)
crown (an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty)
Crown (the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy)