uncrown
Strip of royalty
To uncrown is to remove a crown from a monarch, and by extension, to strip someone of a title, position, or status: The scandal uncrowded the reigning champion.
The word appears most often in figurative contexts—dethroning someone from a position of dominance or prestige rather than literally removing royal headwear.
Remove from authority
- unseatRemove from position
- dethroneRemove from sovereignty
- oustRemove from position
- abdicateFormally renounce authority
usurp · disenthrone · strip · deposition · abdication · disinherit · disown · demote
Seize without right
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
revolt · uprising · mutiny · insurgency · sedition · subversion · topple · overturn
depose
Remove from authority
abdicate · usurp · disenthrone · strip · deposition · abdication · disinherit · disown · demote · degrade
usurp
Seize without right
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
rebellion · revolt · uprising · mutiny · insurgency · sedition · subversion · topple · overturn · depose
vanquish
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
overcome · prevail · beat · outplay · outclass · dominate · best · surpass · outdo · eclipse
uncrowncrown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
enthrone · coronation · king · inaugurate · install