deposed; deposing
1
: to remove from a throne or other high position
plotting to depose the king
a deposed military leader
2
: to put down : deposit
deposing the sacrament in a carved recess—
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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin deponere, from Late Latin]
a
law
: to testify to under oath or by affidavit
deposed before the court that he had seen the defendant enter the building
c
law
: to take testimony (see testimony sense 1a) from especially by deposition
depose a witness
plaintiffs … were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants—National Law Journal
National Law Journal
: to bear witness
Synonyms
Examples of depose in a Sentence
a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country
she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived
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After being deposed by Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga last season, Bayern will be itching to let Olise loose.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
The story of that secret anti-Maduro effort also lays bare the tensions between an administration with hardliners laser-focused on deposing the Venezuelan autocrat and a CIA deeply reluctant, yet nevertheless obligated, to follow White House orders.
—Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Louis is slow on the uptake, so Elizabeth finally stops insinuating and just tells him to use Edith to depose the Valois dynasty and take the French throne.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
After Marcos was deposed, his assets were frozen and 40 Wall Street was auctioned off, again, seven years later.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
The story of that secret anti-Maduro effort also lays bare the tensions between an administration with hardliners laser-focused on deposing the Venezuelan autocrat and a CIA deeply reluctant, yet nevertheless obligated, to follow White House orders.
—Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Louis is slow on the uptake, so Elizabeth finally stops insinuating and just tells him to use Edith to depose the Valois dynasty and take the French throne.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
After Marcos was deposed, his assets were frozen and 40 Wall Street was auctioned off, again, seven years later.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Depose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depose. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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depose
verb
de·pose
di-ˈpōz 
deposed; deposing
1
: to remove from a high office
deposed the king
2
: to testify under oath or by a sworn written statement
Legal Definition
depose
verb
de·pose
di-ˈpōz
deposed; deposing
1
: to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit
2
: to take testimony from especially by deposition
plaintiffs…were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants—National Law Journal
compare examine
National Law Journal
: testify
the plaintiff deposed in person to many specific facts—Mintz v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 72 S.E.2d 38 (1952)
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