About The Word Depose
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Depose Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Depose?
[v] make a deposition; declare under oath
[v] force to leave (an office) Synonyms | Synonyms for Depose: depone | force out | swear Related Terms | Find terms related to Depose: acknowledge | affirm | allege | and candle | assert under oath | asseverate | assure | attest | aver | avouch | avow | bank | bear witness | book | boot | bounce | break | buck off | bump | bust | can | cashier | certify | chuck | declare | deconsecrate | defrock | degrade | demote | deplume | depone | deposit | deprive | deracinate | dethrone | disbar | discharge | disclose | discrown | disemploy | disenthrone | dislodge | dismiss | dismount | displace | displume | drum out | eject | excommunicate | expel | fire | furlough | give evidence | give the ax | give the gate | guarantee | kick | kick upstairs | kiss the book | lay off | let go | let out | liquidate | make redundant | mount | oust | overthrow | pension | pension off | predicate | profess | protest | purge | put by | read out of | release | remove | remove from office | replace | retire | root out | root up | sack | separate forcibly | store | stow | strip | strip of office | strip of rank | subvert | superannuate | surplus | suspend | swear | swear by bell | swear the truth | swear to | swear to God | swear to goodness | testify | throw off | throw out | turn off | turn out | unchurch | uncrown | unfrock | unhorse | unmake | unplace | unsaddle | unseat | unthrone | uproot | upset | vouch | vow | warrant | witness See Also | boot out | bring down | declare | drum out | expel | kick out | oust | overthrow | overturn | subvert | throw out Depose In Webster's Dictionary \De*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deposed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Deposing}.][FF. d['e]poser, in the sense of L. deponere
to put down; but from pref. d['e]- (L. de) + poser to place.
See {Pose}, {Pause}.]
1. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. [Obs.]
Thus when the state one Edward did depose, A greater
Edward in his room arose. --Dryden.
2. To let fall; to deposit. [Obs.]
Additional mud deposed upon it. --Woodward.
3. To remove from a throne or other high station; to
dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.
A tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to
be deposed. --Prynne.
4. To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now
usually said of bearing testimony which is officially
written down for future use. --Abbott.
To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands.
--Bacon.
5. To put under oath. [Obs.]
Depose him in the justice of his cause. --Shak.
\De*pose"\, v. i. To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition. Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose, Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous. --Shak. |
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