Definition of depose
deposed;
deposing
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 building
c
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
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