depose

de·pose  (d-pz)

v. de·posed, de·pos·ing, de·pos·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To remove from office or power.

b. To dethrone.

2. Law

a. To state or affirm in a deposition or by affidavit.

b. To take a deposition from: Investigators will depose the witness behind closed doors.

3. To put or lay down; deposit.

v.intr. Law

To give a deposition; testify.

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[Middle English deposen, from Old French deposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put) of Latin dpnere, to put down; see depone.]

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de·posa·ble adj.

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depose

Verb

[-posing, -posed]

1. to remove from an office or position of power

2. Law to testify on oath [Latin deponere to put aside]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	depose - force to leave (an office) force out boot out, drum out, oust, expel, kick out, throw out - remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" overthrow, subvert, bring down, overturn - cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
	2.	depose - make a deposition; declare under oath depone, swear declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

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depose

verb oust, dismiss, displace, degrade, downgrade, cashier, demote, dethrone, remove from office

Translations

depose [dɪˈpəuz] vt → deponer

depose [dɪˈpəuz] vt → déposer

depose [dɪˈpəuz] vt → absetzen

depose [dɪˈpəuz] vt → deporre

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depose

v depose [diˈpəuz]

to remove from a high position (eg from that of a king) They have deposed the emperor. afsit, ontslaan يَخْلَع، يَعْزِل лишавам от власт sesadit afsætte absetzen καθαιρώ, εκθρονίζω deponer ametist kõrvaldama, troonilt tõukama عزل کردن؛ برکنار کردن panna viralta destituer לְהָדִיח सिंहासन से हटाना svrgnuti lemondat menumbangkan steypa af stóli deporre 退ける 퇴위시키다 nuversti atcelt (no augsta amata); gāzt (no troņa) memecat afzetten avsette usunąć depor a destitui, a detrona свергать zosadiť odstaviti svrgnuti avsätta ปลดตำแหน่ง tahttan indirmek, iktidardan düşürmek 免...的職；廢黜 усувати; скидати عہدے یا منصب سے معزول کرنا ، خصوصا تخت سے اتارنا phế truất 免...的职；废黜