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verb de·pose \di-ˈpōz, dē-\

Definition of depose

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transitive verb
1 : to remove from a throne or other high position plotting to depose the king a deposed military leader
2 : to put down : deposit deposing the sacrament in a carved recess — Francis Berry
3 [Middle English, from Medieval Latin deponere, from Late Latin] a law : to testify to under oath or by affidavit deposed before the court that he had seen the defendant enter the buildingb : affirm, assertc law : to take testimony (see testimony 1a) from especially by deposition depose a witness plaintiffs … were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants — National Law Journal
intransitive verb
: to bear witness

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

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First Known Use: 14th century

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verb de·pose \di-ˈpōz\

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verb de·pose \di-ˈpōz\

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)