de·pose
(dĭ-pōz′)v. de·posed, de·pos·ing, de·pos·es
v.tr.1. a. To remove from office or power.
b. To dethrone.
2. Law To take a deposition from: Investigators will depose the witness behind closed doors.
v.intr. Law To give testimony by affidavit or deposition.
[Middle English deposen, from Old French deposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put) of Latin dēpōnere, to put down; see depone.]
de·pos′a·ble adj.
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