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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