depose
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: to remove (someone) from a powerful position
Full Definition of depose
deposed
deposing
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
Examples of depose in a sentence
<a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country>
<she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived>
Origin and Etymology of depose
Middle English, from Anglo-French deposer, from Late Latin deponere (perfect indicative deposui), from Latin, to put down
First Known Use: 14th century
DEPOSE Defined for Kids
depose
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deposed
deposing
: to remove from a high office <depose a king>
Law Dictionary
depose
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deposed
deposing
transitive verb
1 : to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit
2 : to take testimony from especially by deposition <plaintiffs…were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants — National Law Journal> — compare examine
intransitive verb
: testify <the plaintiff deposed in person to many specific facts — Mintz v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 72 S.E.2d 38 (1952)>
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