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Definition of Coronate
1. Verb. Invest with regal power; enthrone. "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"
Generic synonyms: Enthrone, Invest, Vest
Derivative terms: Coronation, Crown, Crown, Crown, Crown
Definition of Coronate
1. a. Having or wearing a crown.
Definition of Coronate
1. Verb. To crown a sovereign; to invest a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coronate
1. to crown [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES] - See also: crown
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coronate
Literary usage of Coronate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction, Classical Mediæval, Legendary: Famous by William Shepard Walsh (1915)
"He is more usually referred and suffered the fair owner to ransom the rest by
dancing a coronate with him on the heath. He was arrested while overcome by ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"1. The small pastern of a horse's foot.— 2f. A plant bearing coronate flowers.
... Evelyn, To Mr. Wotton. coronate, coronated (kor'o-nat, -na-ted), a. ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"coronate is a relatively rare verb. It last got fairly frequent play back at the
... But coronate is available if you need it, and it is a perfectly ..."
4. Elements of Natural History: Adapted to the Present State of the Science by John Stark (1828)
"Shell coronate, or furnished with protuberances round the spire. ... Shell turbinate,
coronate, with separated or confluent white spots, and transverse ..."
5. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany: Consisting of "Lessons in Botany by Asa Gray (1887)
"coronate, crowned; furnished with a crown. Cortex, bark. Cortical, belonging to
the bark ... Crowned, see coronate. Cruciate, or Cruciform, cross-shaped. ..."