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depose

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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.

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

de·posa·ble adj.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.depose - force to leave (an office)
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
declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

depose
verb oust, dismiss, displace, degrade, downgrade, cashier, demote, dethrone, remove from office
Translations
Spanish depose [dɪˈpəuz] vtdeponer
French depose [dɪˈpəuz] vtdéposer
German depose [dɪˈpəuz] vtabsetzen
Italian depose [dɪˈpəuz] vtdeporre

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Such an idol as that found in the secret groves of Queen Maachah in Judea; and for worshipping which, king Asa, her son, did depose her, and destroyed the idol, and burnt it for an abomination at the brook Kedron, as darkly set forth in the 15th chapter of the first book of Kings.
Possibly the barons would depose Henry, and place a new king upon England's throne, and then De Vac would mock the Plantagenet to his face.
However, if those whom it more concerns think fit to be of another opinion, I am ready to depose, when I shall be lawfully called, that no European did ever visit those countries before me.
 
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