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coronate

co·ro·nate

UK/ˈkɒɹənət/ US/ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/ uncommon obsolete rare

verb

1.

invest with regal power; enthrone

  • “The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey”
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Origin

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin corōnātus (“crowned”), perfect passive participle of corōnō (“to crown”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from corōna (“crown”) + -ō.

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