depose. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

depose

SYLLABICATION:	de·pose
PRONUNCIATION:	d-pz
VERB:	Inflected forms: de·posed, de·pos·ing, de·pos·es
TRANSITIVE VERB:	1a. 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.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	Law To give a deposition; testify.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English deposen, from Old French deposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put) of Latin dpnere, to put down; see depone.
OTHER FORMS:	de·posa·ble —ADJECTIVE


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