OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 3970

crown

/kɹaʊn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
coronar
To place a crown on the head of.
The king of the Huns was crowned with steel, and rode a stallion red,/Saying: “Proud must my father’s spirit feel of me who crowned my head […]”
coronar
To declare (someone) a winner.
New Zealand were crowned world champions for the first time in 24 years after squeezing past an inspired France team by a single point.