depose (verb)

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• depose — ► VERB 1) remove from office suddenly and forcefully. 2) Law testify to or give (evidence) on oath, especially in writing. ORIGIN Old French deposer, from Latin deponere put down …   English terms dictionary

• depose — de·pose /di pōz/ vb de·posed, de·pos·ing vt 1: to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit 2: to take testimony from esp. by deposition plaintiffs...were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants National Law Journal compare …   Law dictionary

• depose — verb (deposed; deposing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deposer, from Late Latin deponere (perfect indicative deposui), from Latin, to put down Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to remove from a throne or other high …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• depose — verb Depose is used with these nouns as the object: ↑king …   Collocations dictionary

• depose — verb (T) 1 to remove a king, queen, or ruler from a position of power: The army was threatening to depose him. 2 law to officially give information about something, after you have promised to tell the truth …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• depose — verb a) To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away. A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored on it in a next revolution b) To remove (a leader) from (high) of …   Wiktionary

• depose — verb 1》 remove from office suddenly and forcefully. 2》 Law testify to or give (evidence) under oath, especially in writing. Origin ME: from OFr. deposer, from L. deponere (see deponent), but influenced by L. depositus and OFr. poser to place …   English new terms dictionary

• depose — verb 1) the president was deposed Syn: overthrow, unseat, dethrone, topple, remove, supplant, displace; dismiss, oust, drum out, throw out, expel, eject; informal chuck out, boot out, get rid of, show someone the door 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• depose — verb Syn: overthrow, unseat, dethrone, topple, remove, supplant, displace, oust …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• depose — [c]/dəˈpoʊz / (say duh pohz) verb (deposed, deposing) –verb (t) 1. to remove from office or position, especially high office. 2. to declare or testify, especially under oath, usually in writing. –verb (i) 3. to bear witness; give sworn testimony …  

• depose — UK [dɪˈpəʊz] / US [dɪˈpoʊz] verb Word forms depose : present tense I/you/we/they depose he/she/it deposes present participle deposing past tense deposed past participle deposed 1) [transitive] to force a political leader or a king or queen out of …   English dictionary