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• past tense form of depose.
• past participle of depose.

deposed

American  

[dih-pohzd] / dɪˈpoʊzd /

adjective

1. removed from high office or position.

   The musical was a political satire about a deposed king and queen forced to go incognito in their own country.

2. Law. examined under oath, sometimes with the resulting statement taken down in writing and used in court in place of spoken testimony.

   Only two of the deposed witnesses directly indicated personal knowledge of the alleged trip.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of depose.

Other Word Forms

• undeposed
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of deposed

depose ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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deposed

Many a deposed Caribbean or South American leader has followed a route familiar to Super Bowl champions and snowbirds.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

The tablet records a royal grant and indicates that Tiglath-pileser probably ruled from roughly 763-762 BCE before eventually being deposed.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

But her rhetoric has shifted since replacing her deposed predecessor.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Earlier this year, civil rights attorneys deposed two ICE deportation officers and learned the agency had shifted from conducting targeted enforcement operations to making collateral arrests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

“A more conservative association was wanted. And now if we divide and Mrs. Stanton shall be deposed from the presidency you virtually degrade her.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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