depose

verb

de·pose di-ˈpōz How to pronounce depose (audio)

dē-

deposed; deposing

transitive verb

: to remove from a throne or other high position

plotting to depose the king

a deposed military leader

: to put down : deposit

deposing the sacrament in a carved recess

Francis Berry

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin deponere, from Late Latin]

law : to testify to under oath or by affidavit

deposed before the court that he had seen the defendant enter the building

: affirm, assert

law : to take testimony (see testimony sense 1a) from especially by deposition

depose a witness

plaintiffs … were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants

National Law Journal

intransitive verb

: to bear witness

Example Sentences

a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived

Recent Examples on the Web He is scheduled to depose Christ and Roberta Laundrie on Oct. 20 – one year after their son’s remains were discovered at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in North Port, Florida.

Fox News, 27 Aug. 2022 Initially, at the hearing, the judge gave a temporary order to deny Jamie Spears’ motion to depose Britney Spears.

Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 13 July 2022 Rosengart also wants to depose Jamie Spears on Britney‘s behalf — an effort being fought by the former‘s legal team.

Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 The nickname malos Mexicanos, translated in the title of this captivating history, is what the Mexican dictator Porfirio Díaz called the followers of the radical Ricardo Flores Magón, who, in 1911, helped depose him.

The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Bonjean also declined to comment beyond confirming the judge's ruling and her authority to depose Huth again.

Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 Taddeo sought to depose Floridians for Equality and Justice’s chairman, Stephen Jones, and obtain the group’s bank records.

Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2022 The women’s attorneys need to depose Watson and four others, including expert witnesses and other witnesses.

Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 9 May 2022 The committee, which seeks to depose Biggs on May 26, explained its thinking in a series of tweets.

Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2022 See More

Legal Definition

depose

verb

de·pose di-ˈpōz How to pronounce depose (audio)

deposed; deposing

transitive verb

: to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit

: to take testimony from especially by deposition

plaintiffs…were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants

National Law Journal

compare examine

intransitive verb

: testify

the plaintiff deposed in person to many specific facts

Mintz v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 72 S.E.2d 38 (1952)

deposing

verb

present participle of depose

as in sacking

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

sacking
toppling
dismissing
dethroning
unseating
ousting
depriving
unmaking
displacing
defrocking
banishing
firing
removing
overthrowing
usurping
ejecting
uncrowning
supplanting
unthroning
subverting
expelling
retiring
canning
cashiering
discharging
extruding
chasing
mustering out
routing
casting out
bouncing
running off
throwing out
booting (out)
drumming (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

crowning
initiating
installing
enthroning
appointing
electing
baptizing
inducting
inaugurating
investing
designating
throning
instating
baptising

as in testifying

to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

testifying
witnessing
verifying
swearing
attesting
bearing witness
vouching
promising
vowing

as in putting

to arrange something in a certain spot or position deposed her fan and gloves on the dressing table

Synonyms & Similar Words

putting
situating
placing
positioning
disposing
depositing
locating
laying
sticking
emplacing
fixing
setting
planting
establishing
rearranging
orienting
shifting
parking
assembling
moving
slapping
locking
setting up
reordering
clapping
collecting
plopping
carrying
plunking
affixing
plumping
wedging
flopping
settling
plonking
arraying
anchoring
ensconcing
planking
ranking
lodging
plunking down
plonking down
niching
queuing
berthing
laying out
lining up
setting down
queueing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

removing
taking
relocating
replacing
displacing
banishing
supplanting
dislodging
superseding

单词	deposing
释义	depose verb de·pose di-ˈpōz dē- deposed; deposing transitive verb 1 : to remove from a throne or other high position plotting to depose the king a deposed military leader 2 : to put down : deposit deposing the sacrament in a carved recess Francis Berry 3 [Middle English, from Medieval Latin deponere, from Late Latin] a law : to testify to under oath or by affidavit deposed before the court that he had seen the defendant enter the building b : affirm, assert c law : to take testimony (see testimony sense 1a) from especially by deposition depose a witness plaintiffs … were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants National Law Journal intransitive verb : to bear witness Synonyms defrock deprive dethrone displace oust uncrown unmake unseat unthrone See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived Recent Examples on the Web He is scheduled to depose Christ and Roberta Laundrie on Oct. 20 – one year after their son’s remains were discovered at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in North Port, Florida. Fox News, 27 Aug. 2022 Initially, at the hearing, the judge gave a temporary order to deny Jamie Spears’ motion to depose Britney Spears. Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 13 July 2022 Rosengart also wants to depose Jamie Spears on Britney‘s behalf — an effort being fought by the former‘s legal team. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 The nickname malos Mexicanos, translated in the title of this captivating history, is what the Mexican dictator Porfirio Díaz called the followers of the radical Ricardo Flores Magón, who, in 1911, helped depose him. The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Bonjean also declined to comment beyond confirming the judge's ruling and her authority to depose Huth again. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 Taddeo sought to depose Floridians for Equality and Justice’s chairman, Stephen Jones, and obtain the group’s bank records. Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2022 The women’s attorneys need to depose Watson and four others, including expert witnesses and other witnesses. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 9 May 2022 The committee, which seeks to depose Biggs on May 26, explained its thinking in a series of tweets. Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French deposer, from Late Latin deponere (perfect indicative deposui), from Latin, to put down First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition depose verb de·pose di-ˈpōz deposed; deposing : to remove from a high office depose a king Legal Definition depose verb de·pose di-ˈpōz deposed; deposing transitive verb 1 : to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit 2 : to take testimony from especially by deposition plaintiffs…were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants National Law Journal compare examine intransitive verb : testify the plaintiff deposed in person to many specific facts Mintz v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 72 S.E.2d 38 (1952) deposing verb present participle of depose 1 as in sacking to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sacking toppling dismissing dethroning unseating ousting depriving unmaking displacing defrocking banishing firing removing overthrowing usurping ejecting uncrowning supplanting unthroning subverting expelling retiring canning cashiering discharging extruding chasing mustering out routing casting out bouncing running off throwing out booting (out) drumming (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms crowning initiating installing enthroning appointing electing baptizing inducting inaugurating investing designating throning instating baptising See More 2 as in testifying to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived Synonyms & Similar Words testifying witnessing verifying swearing attesting bearing witness vouching promising vowing 3 as in putting to arrange something in a certain spot or position deposed her fan and gloves on the dressing table Synonyms & Similar Words putting situating placing positioning disposing depositing locating laying sticking emplacing fixing setting planting establishing rearranging orienting shifting parking assembling moving slapping locking setting up reordering clapping collecting plopping carrying plunking affixing plumping wedging flopping settling plonking arraying anchoring ensconcing planking ranking lodging plunking down plonking down niching queuing berthing laying out lining up setting down queueing Antonyms & Near Antonyms removing taking relocating replacing displacing banishing supplanting dislodging superseding See More
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