depone
depone · depones · deponed · deponing
To testify, especially in the form of a depositionTo testify, especially in the form of a deposition.
UK/dɪˈpəʊn/US/dɪˈpoʊn/
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To testify, especially in the form of a deposition.
(transitive)To take the deposition of; to depose.
(obsolete, rare, transitive)To lay, as a stake; to wager.
(obsolete, transitive)To lay down; to place
c. 1829?, Robert Southey, Inscription at Fort Augustus the obedient element / Lifts or depones its burthen
More definitions
- make a deposition; declare under oath
Origin
From Latin dēpōnō (“lay down, deposit, entrust”).From Latin dēpōnō (“lay down, deposit, entrust”).
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Forms
depones, deponing, deponed, deponedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelateddeponent
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle