decrown
Verb
Verb Forms: decrowned, decrowning, decrowns
- To deprive of a crown; to depose or remove from power.
- To deprive of a crown; to discrown.
- To decoronate (a tooth).
- To remove the crown of a pineapple, strawberry, etc.
- To deprive of supremacy or exaltedness.
Examples
- His opponent hoped to DECROWN him as the reigning Scrabble champion.
Origin / Etymology
From de- + crown, or French découronner.
Scrabble Score: 13
decrown: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddecrown: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decrown: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
decrown: valid Words With Friends Word