What does depose mean?
Definitions for depose
dɪˈpoʊzde·pose
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Princeton's WordNet
depose, force outverb
force to leave (an office)
swear, depose, deponeverb
make a deposition; declare under oath
Wiktionary
deposeverb
To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
deposeverb
To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent.
A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored on it in a next revolution
deposeverb
To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition
deposeverb
To take, swear an oath.
deposeverb
To interrogate and elicit testimony during a deposition, typically by a lawyer.
After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial.
deposeverb
To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.
Etymology: Recorded since c.1300, from deposer, from de- "down" + poser "to put, place". Deposition (1494 in the legal sense) belongs to deposit, but that related word and depose became totally confused
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DEPOSEverb
Etymology: depono, Latin.
Its shores are neither advanced one jot further into the sea, nor its surface raised by additional mud deposed upon it by the yearly inundations of the Nile. John Woodward, Nat. History.
First, of the king: what shall of him become?
—— The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose. William Shakespeare, H. VI.May your sick fame still languish ’till it die;
Then, as the greatest curse that I can give,
Unpity’d, be depos’d, and after live: John Dryden, Aurengzebe.Deposed consuls, and captive princes, might have preceded him. Tatler, №. 53.
You may my glory and my state depose,
But not my griefs; still am I king of those. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.’Twas he that made you to depose;
Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.It was usual for him that dwelt in Southwark, or Tothillstreet, to depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands lying in the North, or other remote part of the realm. Francis Bacon.
According to our law,
Depose him in the justice of his cause. William Shakespeare, Richard III.To Deposeverb
To bear witness.
Love straight stood up and deposed, a lie could not come from the mouth of Zelmane. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
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depose
To depose is to remove someone from a position of power or authority, often in a formal or official manner. Additionally, in a legal context, it can refer to the act of testifying or giving sworn evidence.
Webster Dictionary
Deposeverb
to lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside
Deposeverb
to let fall; to deposit
Deposeverb
to remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office
Deposeverb
to testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use
Deposeverb
to put under oath
Deposeverb
to bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition
Etymology: [FF. dposer, in the sense of L. deponere to put down; but from pref. d- (L. de) + poser to place. See Pose, Pause.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Depose
de-pōz′, v.t. to remove from a high station: to degrade: to strip: to attest: (Shak.) to examine on oath.—adj. Depos′able.—n. Depos′al. [Fr.,—L. de, from, pausāre, to pause, (late) to place.]
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The numerical value of depose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of depose in a Sentence
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid:
The Republican House is in a sad state. Last week, the far right showed that it can depose a speaker, and has emerged more powerful than ever before. Members of the House will hold their leadership elections in the coming days, and I hope they elect sensible leaders.
In legal news where someone definitely won’t get convicted, Donald Trump will be subpoenaed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, james wants to depose Trump under oath on Jan. 7.
When we pose as a victim, we quickly filed our patent of victim. (Quand en victime, on se pose, - Son brevet, vite, on dépose.)
The key point here is whether accusations against me are true or false, and it's not a fishing expedition to be able to depose her.
Our landmark lawsuit against the Biden administration for allegedly colluding with social media companies to censor freedom of speech has uncovered a vast ‘censorship enterprise,’ we plan to depose key Biden administration officials, and will continue to work to expose the federal government’s efforts to censor free speech.
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- давам клетва, депонирам, давам показания, детронирамBulgarian
- entthronen, verhören, bezeugen, deponieren, aussagen, niederlegen, unter, EidGerman
- deponerSpanish
- suistaa vallastaFinnish
- déposerFrench
- fianaise a thabhairt, (Ceannaire) do briseadh amach, aithríoghadhIrish
- הדיחHebrew
- letesz, eltávolít, tanúsítHungarian
- neerleggen, afzetten, getuigenDutch
- zeznać żePolish
- deporPortuguese
- a depune mărturie, detronare, depune, mărturisiRomanian
- низлага́ть, низложи́тьRussian
- svrgnutiSerbo-Croatian
- ขัดไล่Thai
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