enthrone

verb3

1. •
   To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation or other ceremonies of investiture.

   • The bishop came to enthrone the new archbishop.
2. •
   To exalt, to praise.

   • The novel seemed to enthrone love as the highest virtue.
3. •
   (figurative) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organization.