depone (redirected from deponing)

de·pone  (d-pn)

v. de·poned, de·pon·ing, de·pones

v.tr.

To depose.

v.intr.

To give testimony by affidavit or deposition.

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[Middle English deponen, from Medieval Latin dpnere, from Latin, to put down : d-, de- + pnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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depone [dɪˈpəʊn]

vb

(Law) Law, chiefly Scots to declare (something) under oath; testify; depose

[from Latin dēpōnere to put down, from de- + pōnere to put, place]

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Verb

1.

depone - make a deposition; declare under oath depose, swear declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"