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verb (used with object), de·posed, de·pos·ing.to remove from office or position, especially high office: The people deposed the dictator. to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement: to depose that it was true. Law. to take the deposition of; examine under oath: Two lawyers deposed the witness. verb (used without object), de·posed, de·pos·ing.to give sworn testimony, especially in writing. Origin of depose1250–1300; Middle English deposen<Old French deposer to put down, equivalent to de-de- + poser<Vulgar Latin *posāre,Late Latin pausāre;see pose 1OTHER WORDS FROM deposede·pos·a·ble, adjectivede·pos·er, nounun·de·pos·a·ble, adjectiveun·de·posed, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deposeSchottel has also deposed the new chief, Thomas Jackson, who took over in 2010. The Day Ferguson Cops Were Caught in a Bloody Lie|Michael Daly|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yet Avakov does not appear worried about lingering support for the deposed leader. Ukraine’s Interior Minister, Arsen Avakov, Begs Rebels to Help Defend Ukraine|James Kirchick|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Or because he supported the deposed King Richard II rather than the usurper Henry Bolingbroke? Five Little-Known But History-Changing Medieval Crime Stories|Eric Jager|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST He complained that he had been deposed by a “coup” in an apparent bid for intervention by Russia. Here's What It's Like to Fight Vitali Klitschko, Ukraine’s Revolutionary Champ|Michael Daly|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was sequestered in highly unusual fashion during his trials this weekend. Morsi’s Soundproof Glass Booth Trial|Alastair Beach|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST On the following day the Senate deposed Napoleon, with rather needless emphasis. Frederick was deposed by his subjects, and died in 1250, naming his son Conrad as his successor. The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe He had held that office some time before, but had been deposed by the Roman governor of Syria after being in power for nine years. The Life of Jesus of Nazareth|Rush Rhees In 642 he was deposed by the Senate, and he and his mother Martina were sent into exile. Women of Early Christianity|Alfred Brittain But, after the Emperor was deposed, and a Republic declared, Morse threw in his lot with the new rgime. The City in the Clouds|C. Ranger Gull
British Dictionary definitions for depose
verb(tr) to remove from an office or position, esp one of power or rank law to testify or give (evidence, etc) on oath, esp when taken down in writing; make a deposition Derived forms of deposedeposable, adjectivedeposer, nounWord Origin for deposeC13: from Old French deposer to put away, put down, from Late Latin dēpōnere to depose from office, from Latin: to put aside; see 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 Words related to deposedismiss, impeach, overthrow, unseat, demote, dethrone, eject, subvert, cashier, upset, displace, bounce, break, chuck, degrade, downgrade, can, unmake, unfrock, kick out |