depose

American  

[dih-pohz] / dɪˈpoʊz /

verb (used with object)

deposed, deposing

1. to remove from office or position, especially high office.

   The people deposed the dictator.

2. to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement.

   to depose that it was true.

3. Law.  to take the deposition of; examine under oath.

   Two lawyers deposed the witness.

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verb (used without object)

deposed, deposing

1. to give sworn testimony, especially in writing.

depose British  

/ dɪˈpəʊz /

verb

1. (tr) to remove from an office or position, esp one of power or rank

2. law to testify or give (evidence, etc) on oath, esp when taken down in writing; make a deposition

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Other Word Forms

• deposable adjective
• deposer noun
• undeposable adjective

Etymology

Origin of depose

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English deposen, from Old French deposer “to put down,” equivalent to de- de- + poser, from unattested Vulgar Latin posāre, Late Latin pausāre; pose ¹

Example Sentences

Embaló phoned up French TV station France 24 and said: "I have been deposed."

From BBC

Late on Wednesday afternoon, Embaló told France 24 in a phone call: "I have been deposed."

From BBC

In the past, deposed dictators “went to Europe and bought villas on the French Riviera,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since then, Hasina has been in self-imposed exile in India, where she flew after being deposed by the student-led uprising which spiralled into nationwide unrest.

From BBC

He also accuses Washington, which has deployed a fleet of warships in the Caribbean in a stated anti-drug operation, of seeking to depose him and seize the formerly rich petrostate's vast oil deposits.

From Barron's

Related Words

• demote
• dethrone
• dismiss
• impeach
• overthrow
• unseat