verb
- to remove a crown from; to dethrone or depose a monarch
- to strip of rank, dignity, or authority
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The rebels sought to decrown the unpopular king.
- After the scandal, the board voted to decrown him as CEO.
- History records that the usurper decrowns the rightful heir.
- The new champion decrowns the defending title holder.
- Political upheaval decrowns many leaders throughout history.