CORONATE

crown, coronate

(verb) invest with regal power; enthrone; “The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

coronate (third-person singular simple present coronates, present participle coronating, simple past and past participle coronated)

To crown a sovereign.

Usage notes

This term is considered non-standard by many; crown is preferred.

Adjective

coronate (not comparable)

Having or wearing a crown.

(zoology) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.

(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.

Anagrams

• otocrane

Source: Wiktionary


Cor"o*nate (kr"-nt), Cor"o*na`ted (-n`ted), a. Etym: [L. coronatus, p. p. of coronare to crown, fr. corona. See Crown.]

1. Having or wearing a crown.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished; -- said of birds. (b) Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines; -- said of spiral shells.

3. (Biol.)

Definition: Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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