1. to remove a crown from; to dethrone or deprive of royal authority
Usage: transitive verb; formal or literary
2. to strip of honor, dignity, or status
Usage: transitive verb; figurative

Examples

• The rebels discrowns the tyrant after years of oppressive rule.
• History discrowns many leaders once considered great.
• The scandal discrowns him in the eyes of the public.
• She discrowns herself of all pretense and speaks truthfully.
• The revolution discrowns the old regime and establishes a new order.
• Time discrowns even the mightiest emperors.