单词 | deponent |
释义 | deponent[ dih-poh-nuhnt ] / dɪˈpoʊ nənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deponent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveClassical Greek and Latin Grammar. (of a verb) appearing only in the passive or Greek middle-voice forms, but with active meaning. nounLaw. a person who testifies under oath, especially in writing. Classical Greek and Latin Grammar. a deponent verb, as Latin loquor. Origin of deponent1520–30; <Latin dēpōnent- (stem of dēpōnēns) putting away (Medieval Latin: testifying), present participle of dēpōnere.See depone, -ent Words nearby deponentdepoliticize, depollute, depolymerase, depolymerize, depone, deponent, Depo-Provera, depopulate, deport, deportation, deportee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deponentBritish Dictionary definitions for deponentdeponent / (dɪˈpəʊnənt) / adjectivegrammar (of a verb, esp in Latin) having the inflectional endings of a passive verb but the meaning of an active verb noungrammar a deponent verb law
Word Origin for deponentC16: from Latin dēpōnēns putting aside, putting down, from dēpōnere to put down, depone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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