crowning

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb invest with regal power; enthrone
  2. verb be the culminating event
  3. verb form the topmost part of

Etymology

From Middle English crowninge, crounende, equivalent to crown + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

crown, coronate

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