Coronate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Coronate is a verb meaning (zoology) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona.
Meaning
(zoology) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona.
More Meanings
- (zoology) Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.
- (zoology, of a spiral shell) Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.
- (as a participial adjective) Having or wearing a crown, crowned; (as a participle) crowned, coronated.
- (rare) To crown (a sovereign or champion).
Example Sentences
[…] and instead of Coronating your deserved Worth […]
The duke of Normandy / William conquerour […] Was coronate at London / […]
Tribals defy custom, bow to queen - Great Andamanese gear up to coronate first woman
The whole field of literature has freely surrendered its classic gems to coronate him the intellectual king.
Word Forms
- coronates
- coronating
- coronated
Synonyms for coronate
Depending on context, synonyms include crown.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crown, enthrone, anoint, recoronate, king, becrown.
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