depose
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depose
- /dɪˈpəʊz/ UK
- /diˈpoʊz/ US
- /dəˈpoʊz/ US
Rhymes with -əʊz
Where it comes from
Recorded since c.1300, from Middle English, from Old French deposer, from de- (“down”) + poser (“to put, place”). Deposition (1494 in the legal sense) belongs to deposit, but that related word and depose became thoroughly confused.
verb deposes · deposing · deposed
- To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away. additional mud deposed upon it
- To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them). A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored in a subsequent revolution.
- To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
- To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition, typically by a lawyer. After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial.
- To take or swear an oath.
- To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm. to depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands
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verb to put - or lay something down
| Deutsch | niederlegen, deponieren |
|---|---|
| Română | depune |
verb to remove (a leader) from office
| Español | desponer, deponer |
|---|---|
| Português | depor |
| Deutsch | absetzen, entthronen |
| Română | detronare |
| Русский | низлага́ть nizlagátʹ, низложи́ть nizložítʹ |
| עברית | הדיח hediyakh |
verb to give evidence or testimony
| Español | deposar, deponer, desponer |
|---|---|
| Português | depor |
| Deutsch | unter Eid m aussagen, bezeugen |
| Română | mărturisi, a depune mărturie |
verb to interrogate and elicit testimony
| Deutsch | verhören |
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Talk about this word "depose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/depose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. depose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/depose "depose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/depose.Cite this
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