incoronare

to crown

verb een-koh-roh-NAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Incoronare means to place a crown on someone's head in a formal ceremony, but Italians also use it figuratively — incoronare il vincitore means 'to crown the winner' in sport or competition. It takes avere as its auxiliary. The related noun is incoronazione (coronation).

Examples

"Il re fu incoronato in cattedrale."

Natural Translation

The king was crowned in the cathedral.

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