coronate
[
kawr
-
uh
-neyt,
kor
-]
/ˈkɔr əˌneɪt, ˈkɒr-/
adjective
1.
having or wearing a
crown
, coronet, or the like.
verb (used with object)
,
coronated,
coronating.
2.
to
crown
(a sovereign).
Origin
1840-50;
<
Latin
corōnātus
past participle of
corōnāre
to
crown
, equivalent to
corōn
(
a
) crown +
-ātus
-ate
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