English Explanatory Dictionary

coronate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To crown (a sovereign or champion).
adj
  1. Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona.
  2. Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.
  3. Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.
adj
  1. Having or wearing a crown, crowned; (as a participle) crowned, coronated.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coronate.wav /ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/ /ˈkɒɹənət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coronate2.wav /ˈkɔɹənɪt/

Word forms

coronate coronates coronating coronated

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin corōnātus (“crowned”), perfect passive participle of corōnō (“to crown”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from corōna (“crown”) + -ō.

Related words

corona coronation crown incoronate

Derived words

decoronate recoronate amphicoronate semicoronate
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