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de·pose
\də̇ˈpōz, dēˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English deposen, from Old French deposer, modification (influenced by poser to put, place) of Late Latin & Latin deponere (perfect stem depos-); Late Latin deponere to remove from office or authority, from Latin, to lay aside, put down — more at depone
transitive verb
1. : to remove from a throne or other high position : divest or deprive of office or rank : dethrone
< striving to depose the king in favor of his brother >
< deposed from his post as prime minister — Time >
< they deposed Philip Carteret as governor — American Guide Series: New Jersey >
< deposed as unfit to hold office >
2. obsolete
a. : to take away : remove
b. : divest, dispossess
c. : to lay aside : divest oneself of
3. : to let fall : put down : deposit
< she carelessly deposed costly trinkets on the table — Arnold Bennett >
< the practice … of deposing the sacrament in a carved recess — Francis Berry >
4.
a. [Middle English deposen, from Medieval Latin depos-, perfect stem of deponere to assert under oath, from Latin, to put down] : to say under oath : testify; especially : to give witness of by an affidavit or other sworn statement in writing
< depose before the court that he had seen the man in the act of murder >
b. : affirm, assert
< a fat grocer was deposing that he thought it was I who had stolen five feet of pork sausages from him — Carolyn Hannay >
c. obsolete : to put under oath : call upon as witness
intransitive verb
[Middle English deposen, from Medieval Latin depos-, perfect stem of deponere to assert under oath] : to bear witness : make a deposition : testify
< he was a bit shaky when it came his turn to depose >
Synonyms: see swear |