As local and international media are agog with the news of the Ooni of Ife’s coronation, we take time out to take a look at one of the most used words today; “Coronated”.

By implication, this word is supposed to be the past tense form of the word, “coronate”.

English experts however say that a person is crowned, not coronated.

“Coronate” is improperly derived from “coronation,” but “crown” is the original and still the standard form of the verb.

But don’t be in too big a hurry to declare that there is “no such word”: “coronate” means “crown-shaped,” and also has various uses in biology.

Acceptable words to use at this time are;
CORONATION: Ceremony of crowning: the ceremony or act of crowning a monarch
CROWN: To make a person a monarch, or place a crown on a person's head to symbolise monarchy

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