deponentadj.n.

/dɪˈpəʊnənt/

Etymology: < Latin dēpōnent-em, present participle of depōnĕre (see depone v.), spec. used by the late Latin grammarians as in sense B. 1.

A. adj. Grammar.

Of verbs: Passive or middle in form but active in meaning: originally a term of Latin Grammar.Both form and meaning were originally reflexive (e.g. utor I serve myself, fruor I delight myself, proficiscor I put myself forward, etc.), as in the Middle Voice in Greek; as, however, in ordinary verbs the reflexive form had become a passive in Latin, these verbs were erroneously regarded as having laid aside or dropped a passive meaning, whence the name. In reality, what was laid aside, or lost sight of, was the reflexive sense.

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1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man f. lxv^v [He] maketh a verbe passive of a verbe deponente.

1669 J. Milton Accedence 38 Of Verbs Deponent come Participles, both of the Active and Passive form.

1859 J. W. Donaldson Greek Gram. (ed. 2) §433 A deponent verb is one which though exclusively passive or middle in its inflexions, has so entirely deponed or laid aside its original meaning, that it is used in all respects like a transitive or neuter verb of the active form.

1871 W. W. Goodwin Elem. Greek Gram. (1882) 80 Deponent verbs are those which have no active voice, but are used in the middle or passive forms with an active sense.

B. n.

1. A deponent verb.

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1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Introd. 34 All such verbes as be used in the latin tong, lyke neuters or deponentes.

1612 J. Brinsley Posing of Parts f. 18^v Are Deponents and Commons declined like Passives?

c1790 W. Cowper Comm. Milton's Paradise Lost ii. 506, in Wks. (1837) XV. 320 The verb dissolve in the common use of it is either active or passive, and we should say, either that the council dissolved itself, or that it was dissolved; but Milton here uses it as a deponent.

1871 W. W. Goodwin Elem. Greek Gram. (1892) 91 Deponents generally have the aorist and future of the middle form.

2. One who deposes or makes a deposition under oath; one who gives written testimony to be used as evidence in a court of justice or for other purpose.

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1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. liij The sayde deponent sayeth, that on Saturdaye..he toke the charge of the pryson.

1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) 141 The said Jarvis Unwoon told this deponent he would pull this deponent's flesh from his jawes if he wold not be conformable to theire wills.

1726 J. Swift Cadenus & Vanessa 8 Witness ready to attest..That ev'ry Article was true; Nor further those Deponents knew.

1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 493 These depositions do not contain one word of truth, excepting that the deponents deserted from the service.

1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. II. vi. 165 Dean Jones himself was the deponent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	deponent
释义	deponentadj.n. /dɪˈpəʊnənt/ Etymology: < Latin dēpōnent-em, present participle of depōnĕre (see depone v.), spec. used by the late Latin grammarians as in sense B. 1. A. adj. Grammar. Of verbs: Passive or middle in form but active in meaning: originally a term of Latin Grammar.Both form and meaning were originally reflexive (e.g. utor I serve myself, fruor I delight myself, proficiscor I put myself forward, etc.), as in the Middle Voice in Greek; as, however, in ordinary verbs the reflexive form had become a passive in Latin, these verbs were erroneously regarded as having laid aside or dropped a passive meaning, whence the name. In reality, what was laid aside, or lost sight of, was the reflexive sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > voice > [adjective] > deponent deponent1528 1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man f. lxv^v [He] maketh a verbe passive of a verbe deponente. 1669 J. Milton Accedence 38 Of Verbs Deponent come Participles, both of the Active and Passive form. 1859 J. W. Donaldson Greek Gram. (ed. 2) §433 A deponent verb is one which though exclusively passive or middle in its inflexions, has so entirely deponed or laid aside its original meaning, that it is used in all respects like a transitive or neuter verb of the active form. 1871 W. W. Goodwin Elem. Greek Gram. (1882) 80 Deponent verbs are those which have no active voice, but are used in the middle or passive forms with an active sense. B. n. 1. A deponent verb. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [noun] > deponent verb deponent1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Introd. 34 All such verbes as be used in the latin tong, lyke neuters or deponentes. 1612 J. Brinsley Posing of Parts f. 18^v Are Deponents and Commons declined like Passives? c1790 W. Cowper Comm. Milton's Paradise Lost ii. 506, in Wks. (1837) XV. 320 The verb dissolve in the common use of it is either active or passive, and we should say, either that the council dissolved itself, or that it was dissolved; but Milton here uses it as a deponent. 1871 W. W. Goodwin Elem. Greek Gram. (1892) 91 Deponents generally have the aorist and future of the middle form. 2. One who deposes or makes a deposition under oath; one who gives written testimony to be used as evidence in a court of justice or for other purpose. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > a witness > one giving written testimony under oath deponent1548 deposer1581 depositor1583 deponer1600 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. liij The sayde deponent sayeth, that on Saturdaye..he toke the charge of the pryson. 1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) 141 The said Jarvis Unwoon told this deponent he would pull this deponent's flesh from his jawes if he wold not be conformable to theire wills. 1726 J. Swift Cadenus & Vanessa 8 Witness ready to attest..That ev'ry Article was true; Nor further those Deponents knew. 1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 493 These depositions do not contain one word of truth, excepting that the deponents deserted from the service. 1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. II. vi. 165 Dean Jones himself was the deponent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.n.1528
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