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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How to use depone in a sentence

They had predicted it to Mrs Todgers, as she (Todgers) could depone, that very morning.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit | Charles Dickens
It was not in his quality as confessor that Fra Gervasio heard the dying man depone.
The Strolling Saint | Raphael Sabatini
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
She did indeed depone to a line being left for me at her house, which said line miscarried.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 | Various
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

British Dictionary definitions for depone

depone

/ (dɪˈpəʊn) /

verb

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

Origin of depone

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

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