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ALL meanings of depose

de·pose
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  • verb depose If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position. 3
  • verb depose to remove from an office or position, esp one of power or rank 3
  • verb depose to testify or give (evidence, etc) on oath, esp when taken down in writing; make a deposition 3
  • verb transitive depose to remove from office or a position of power, esp. from a throne; oust 3
  • verb transitive depose to lay down 3
  • verb transitive depose to state or testify under oath but out of court 3
  • verb transitive depose to take the deposition of (a witness) 3
  • intransitive verb depose to bear witness 3
  • transitive verb depose remove from power 1
  • intransitive verb depose law: testify 1
  • noun depose Remove from office suddenly and forcefully. 1
  • verb with object depose to remove from office or position, especially high office: The people deposed the dictator. 1
  • verb with object depose to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement: to depose that it was true. 1
  • verb with object depose Law. to take the deposition of; examine under oath: Two lawyers deposed the witness. 1
  • verb without object depose to give sworn testimony, especially in writing. 1
  • verb depose (literally transitive) To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away. 0
  • verb depose (Transitive Verb) To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent. 0
  • verb depose (Intransitive Verb) (law) To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition. 0
  • verb depose (Transitive Verb) (law) To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition; typically done by a lawyer. 0
  • verb depose (Intransitive Verb) To take or swear an oath. 0
  • verb depose To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm. 0
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