depone
[dih-pohn]
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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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. 1Robert Forbes
The s itself is often supplied by the liquids m or n; as in expreme, depreme; compone, depone.
The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral ComedyAllan Ramsay
They had predicted it to Mrs Todgers, as she (Todgers) could depone, that very morning.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
depone
verb
Word Origin for depone
C16: from Latin dēpōnere to put down, from de- + pōnere to put, place
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