Coronate (Verb)
Meaning
Invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The new king would be coronated on the first day of summer in a grand ceremony.
- Her coronation was highly publicized in the media as the first female ruler of the land.
- In the ancient tradition, only the high priest was authorized to coronate the successor.
- The nobility gathered to coronate the rightful heir to the throne and end the bitter dispute.
- According to legend, the deity coronated its chosen hero with divine right to rule.