coronate

[kawr-uh-neyt, kor-]

adjective

having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.

verb (used with object)

to crown (a sovereign).

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Origin:
1840–50; < Latin corōnātus past participle of corōnāre to crown, equivalent to corōn(a) crown + -ātus -ate¹

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coronate
verb
invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey" [syn: crown]

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