Main Entry:

de·pose

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈpōz, dē-\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

de·posed; de·pos·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French deposer, from Late Latin deponere (perfect indicative deposui), from Latin, to put down

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1: to remove from a throne or other high position2: to put down : deposit3 [Middle English, from Medieval Latin deponere, from Late Latin] a: to testify to under oath or by affidavit b: affirm, assert c: to take a deposition of <depose a witness>intransitive verb: to bear witness