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 verb 1 : to remove from a throne or other high position
2 : to put down : deposit
3 [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