uncrowns
Strips royal title
Uncrowns means to remove a crown from, and by extension, to strip of royal status or authority: The revolution uncrowns the king.
More broadly, it can mean to dethrone or displace from any position of supremacy: The upset uncrowns the defending champion.
Remove from sovereignty
strip · divest · dispossess · deprive · displace · eject · dislodge · remove
Abrupt seizure of power
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
mutiny · uprising · revolt · seizure · takeover · subversion · sedition · usurp
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
- conquerOvercome by force
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
rout · crush · dominate · checkmate · subjugate · best · humiliate · humble
Formal surrender of power
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- handoverTransfer of control
- transferMove between locations
- successionFollowing in order
transition · changeover · interregnum · heir · accession · investiture
Loss of honor
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- declineDecrease or refuse
- collapseSudden structural failure
- demiseCessation of existence
ruin · fall · degradation · dishonor · shame · ignominy · comeuppance · undoing
dethrone
Remove from sovereignty
topple · strip · divest · dispossess · deprive · displace · eject · dislodge · remove · unthrone
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
insurrection · mutiny · uprising · revolt · seizure · takeover · subversion · sedition · usurp
vanquish
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
beat · rout · crush · dominate · checkmate · subjugate · best · humiliate · humble · trounce
abdication
Formal surrender of power
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- handoverTransfer of control
- transferMove between locations
succession · transition · changeover · interregnum · heir · accession · investiture
disgrace
Loss of honor
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- declineDecrease or refuse
- collapseSudden structural failure
demise · ruin · fall · degradation · dishonor · shame · ignominy · comeuppance · undoing · discrediting
uncrownscrowns
Regal head ornaments
enthrones · coronation · enthroning · crowning · invests