coronate
verb
cor·o·nate
| \ ˈkȯr-ə-ˌnāt
, ˈkär-\
, ˈkär-\
coronated;
coronating
Definition of coronate
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That goal was accelerated last week, when Nix was coronated as the Tigers’ starting quarterback for their season opener. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, "Freshman Orientation: Auburn’s Bo Nix the latest in trend of true freshman starting quarterbacks," 26 Aug. 2019 Between 872 and 965, no fewer than 24 popes were coronated in Rome (between 896 and 904, there was roughly one pope appointed per year!) Occupational hazards of the papacy included being deposed, thrown in prison, or murdered. — National Geographic, "In 897, the corpse of a pope was exhumed—to be put on trial.," 20 Aug. 2019 The one expression of caution the day Irving was coronated on Causeway Street came from Stevens, who cautioned there was a lot of work ahead. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Can Kemba Walker make fans forget about Kyrie Irving?," 17 July 2019 Though she was not officially coronated until June 2, 1953, Elizabeth was asked to lead the minute the King died. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "The Heartbreaking Way Queen Elizabeth II Learned About the Death of Her Father, King George VI," 1 Feb. 2019 Over one year later on June 2, 1953, Elizabeth was officially coronated and recognized as the Queen of England. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "The Heartbreaking Way Queen Elizabeth II Learned About the Death of Her Father, King George VI," 1 Feb. 2019 Over one year later, Elizabeth was coronated and officially was recognized as the Queen of England. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "The Heartbreaking Way Queen Elizabeth II Learned About the Death of Her Father, King George VI," 1 Feb. 2019 Sometime Even Later Than the Dog and Pony Show Out in the real world, Jim Delos is retiring, and William is being coronated as the King of Delos Inc. — Annie Sisk, baltimoresun.com, "'Westworld' recap: 'Reunion' gives us some backstory into park's origins," 30 Apr. 2018 The Wildcats’ 79–62 win coronated both this year’s champion and the sport’s newest royalty. — Dan Greene, SI.com, "Villanova's Dominance Proves the Power of a Well-Built Program," 3 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coronate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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