deponent
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deponent
- /dɪˈpəʊnənt/ UK
- /dɪˈpoʊnənt/ US
- /diˈpoʊ.nənt/ US
Rhymes with -əʊnənt
Where it comes from
From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”). The name comes from the idea that such verbs were originally reflexive and then later "laid aside" their passive meanings.
adjective
- Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).
noun deponents
- A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her. The said William Aitken, being of new solemnly sworn, &c., depones he is a Burgess of Hawick, and had the property of a house which he now liferents, the fee being disponed to his son-in-law, Bailie Robert Scot, for the use of his son William, his daughter, Bailie Scot's wife, having paid the price
- A deponent verb.
Translations
Talk about this word "deponent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deponent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deponent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deponent "deponent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deponent.Cite this
@misc{deponent_2026,
title = {deponent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deponent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
