verb
- past tense and past participle of coronat; to crown someone as a monarch in a formal ceremony
Usage: formal; often used in historical or ceremonial contexts
Examples
- The queen was coronated in Westminster Abbey in front of thousands of spectators.
- He was coronated as king after his father's death.
- The ceremony coronated the new ruler with great pomp and circumstance.
- She coronated her successor during an elaborate state function.
- The bishop coronated the prince with the ancient crown.