dethrone β If a king, queen, or other powerful person is dethroned, they are removed from their position of power.
change β If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
denounce β If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
disallow β to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
raze β to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
unsettle β to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
divest β to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
take away β something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.