No. 9,653 in French

détrôner

"To dethrone" or "to remove from power."

In a sentence

Le jeune joueur de tennis a réussi à détrôner le champion lors du dernier tournoi.
The young tennis player managed to dethrone the champion during the last tournament.
In this sentence, 'détrôner' is used metaphorically to refer to surpassing someone in a position, implying replacing them as the superior tennis player.
L'invention de l'électricité a détrôné les lampes à huile comme principale source de lumière.
The invention of electricity dethroned oil lamps as the main source of light.
Here, 'détrôner' is employed figuratively to describe the act of one technology replacing another in common usage.
Le roi avait peur que ses ennemis essaient de le détrôner.
The king was afraid that his enemies would try to dethrone him.
In this context, 'détrôner' carries its literal meaning, referring to the removal of a monarch from their throne or position of power in governance.

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