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coronate

verb
/ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/UK/ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/US/ˈkɒɹənət/UK/ˈkɔɹənɪt/US

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.

  1. derived from corōnātus
  2. inherited from coronat

Definitions

  1. To crown (a sovereign or champion).

    • […] and instead of Coronating your deserved Worth […]
    • The whole field of literature has freely surrendered its classic gems to coronate him the intellectual king.
    • Tribals defy custom, bow to queen - Great Andamanese gear up to coronate first woman

  2. Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona.

  3. Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.

    2. Having or wearing a crown, crowned

      Having or wearing a crown, crowned; (as a participle) crowned, coronated.

      • The duke of Normandy / William conquerour […] Was coronate at London / […]

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Derived

amphicoronate, semicoronate

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA