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View synonyms for depose
depose
[ dih-pohz ]
verb (used with object)
, de·posed, de·pos·ing.
- to remove from office or position, especially high office:
The people deposed the dictator.
- to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement:
to depose that it was true.
- Law. to take the deposition of; examine under oath:
Two lawyers deposed the witness.
verb (used without object)
, de·posed, de·pos·ing.
- to give sworn testimony, especially in writing.
depose
/ dɪˈpəʊz /
verb
- tr to remove from an office or position, esp one of power or rank
- law to testify or give (evidence, etc) on oath, esp when taken down in writing; make a deposition
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Derived Forms
- deˈposable, adjective
- deˈposer, noun
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Other Words From
- de·pos·a·ble adjective
- de·pos·er noun
- un·de·pos·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of depose1
C13: from Old French deposer to put away, put down, from Late Latin dēpōnere to depose from office, from Latin: to put aside; see depone
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Example Sentences
As Madame de Staël has beautifully said, 'On dépose fleur à fleur la couronne de la vie.'
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