depose
/dɪˈpəʊz
/verb [with object]
1Remove from office suddenly and forcefully: he had been deposed by a military coup...
- His physicality is extraordinarily powerful, and he paces around the office like a miserably deposed silverback gorilla now unsure of anything other than his own brute strength.
- But even though he was unceremoniously deposed from office last year, could the mild-mannered leader really be capable of such deeds?
- Clergy members found guilty of such a charge can be admonished, removed from office or, in extreme cases, be deposed from holy orders - ‘unfrocked’.
Synonyms
overthrow, overturn, topple, bring down, remove from office, remove, unseat, dethrone, supplant, displace;
dismiss, discharge, oust, drum out, throw out, force out, drive out, expel, eject;
strip of rank, demote;
Military cashier
informal sack, fire, axe, chuck out, boot out, defenestrate, get rid of, give someone the push, give someone the boot, give someone their marching orders, show someone the door
British informal turf out
2 Law Testify to or give (evidence) under oath, typically in a written statement: every affidavit shall state which of the facts deposed to are within the deponent’s knowledge...
- The documents which you have deposed to in the witness box and referred to are strictly in answer to the subpoena but in respect of which you claim privilege.
- A person in the legal secretariat to the Law Officers deposed to the contrary.
- He deposed to the fact that the two are ‘a genuine and committed couple’.
Synonyms
swear, testify, attest, undertake, assert, declare, profess, aver, submit, claim;
swear on the Bible, swear under oath, state on oath, make a deposition, give an undertaking, solemnly promise
rare asseverate, represent
Origin
Middle English: from Old French deposer, from Latin deponere (see deponent), but influenced by Latin depositus and Old French poser 'to place'.
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