depose
verb (used with object)
to remove from office or position, especially high office.
deposing
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present participleof depose.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The lightning operation combined naval, air and ground forces, deposing the strongman who had led Venezuela since 2013.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Back in the 9th District, once Ross stepped aside and let her critics take the microphone to make the case for deposing her, they lost steam.
From Slate ● May 6, 2024
South Africa - the defending champions, who enacted their own Parisian revolution last weekend by deposing the hosts - have long set the sort of standards to which England coach Steve Borthwick's men aspire.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2023
Court records show that the agency disagreed with deposing Sessions and Nielsen on the grounds of the apex deposition doctrine, which serves to protect high-ranking officials from having to testify.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2023
Accordingly this was done in deposing both the Queens; which is fully vindicated by the Earl of Morton, in his discourse to the Queen of England, as Buchanan relates it, book xx. page 746.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields
