crown

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. coronate, wreathe, enthrone, adorn, invest, install; top, cap, head, crest; complete, perfect, round out, finish. See completion, impulse, height. — n. chaplet, circlet, diadem, coronet, aureole; laurel, wreath, garland, reward, prize; pate, crest, top. See circularity, approbation.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The top]

Syn. apex, crest, summit; see top 1 .

2. [The symbol of royalty]

Syn. diadem, headdress, tiara, coronet, circlet; see also wreath .

3. [The possessor of sovereign power; usually capital C ]

Syn. monarch, sovereign, potentate, emperor; see king 1 , queen , royalty .

4. [The head]

Syn. pate, skull, noggin*; see cranium , head 1 .

v.

1. [To make complete or perfect]

Syn. round out, fulfill, consummate; see climax , complete 1 .

2. [To empower with a crown]

Syn. commission, authorize, invest, install, endow, enable, sanction, inaugurate, induct, empower, fix, dignify, coronate, enthrone, exalt, raise, set up, ennoble, anoint, establish, honor, reward; see also delegate 1 , 2 .

Ant. topple, abolish*, overthrow.

3. [*To hit]

Syn. knock, strike, conk*; see hit 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. top crest, head, pinnacle, zenith, summit, apex, culmination, tip, vertex.

2. tiara coronet, diadem, circlet.

3. royalty sovereignty, monarchy, the throne.

ANT.: 1. bottom, base

II

v.

cap, complete, perfect, finish, complete, fulfill, climax, top off.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The highest point: apex, cap, crest, height, peak, roof, summit, top, vertex. See HIGH. 2. The highest point or state: acme, apex, apogee, climax, crest, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, top, zenith. Informal: payoff. Medicine: fastigium. See HIGH. II verb 1. To put a topping on: cap, top, top off. See OVER, PUT ON. 2. To reach or bring to a climax: cap, climax, crest, culminate, peak, top (off or out). See EXCITE.