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to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)<they deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country>Synonymsdethrone, oust, uncrown, unmake, unseat, unthroneRelated Wordsdischarge, dismiss; overthrow, usurp, subvert, topple; eject, throw outNear Antonymsinaugurate, induct, install, instate, invest; appoint, designate, electAntonymscrown, enthrone, throne
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to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact<she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived>— see testify
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