depone

[dih-pohn]

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verb (used with or without object), de·poned, de·pon·ing.

to testify under oath; depose.

Origin of depone

1525–35; < Latin dēpōnere to put away, down, aside (Medieval Latin: to testify), equivalent to dē- de- + pōnere to put

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Related Words for depone

attest, affirm, depose, swear, declare, witness

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Historical Examples of depone

I hope not,' said Miss, 'for we took care to depone them before they parted from us.'
The Lyon in Mourning, Vol. 1
Robert Forbes
The s itself is often supplied by the liquids m or n; as in expreme, depreme; compone, depone.
The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy
Allan Ramsay
They had predicted it to Mrs Todgers, as she (Todgers) could depone, that very morning.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for depone

depone

verb

law, mainly Scots law to declare (something) under oath; testify; depose

Word Origin for depone

C16: from Latin dēpōnere to put down, from de- + pōnere to put, place

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