crown
/kraʊn/ verb [T]Definition
MAKE KING/QUEEN › to put a crown on someone's head in an official ceremony that makes them a king or queen: [often passive] Queen Elizabeth II of England was crowned in 1952.
ON TOP literary › to be on top of something else: A large domed ceiling crowns the main hall.
BEST PART › to be the best or most successful part of something: a book that crowned his successful writing career
(Definition of crown verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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