Definition of CORONATE

coronate

Verb

Verb Forms: coronated, coronating, coronates

  • To crown a sovereign; to formally install in office.
  • invest with regal power; enthrone
  • To crown (a sovereign or champion).

Adj

  • Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona.
  • Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.
  • Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.
  • Having or wearing a crown, crowned; (as a participle) crowned, coronated.

Examples

  • He hoped his final word would coronate him as the Words With Friends champion.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

crown

Scrabble Score: 10

coronate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
coronate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coronate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

coronate: valid Words With Friends Word