This is the 9653rd most frequent French word.
détrôner
"To dethrone" or "to remove from power."
In this sentence, 'détrôner' is used metaphorically to refer to surpassing someone in a position, implying replacing them as the superior tennis player.
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.
Here, 'détrôner' is employed figuratively to describe the act of one technology replacing another in common usage.
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.
In this context, 'détrôner' carries its literal meaning, referring to the removal of a monarch from their throne or position of power in governance.