deponent
Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a…Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).
» The deponent signed the affidavit under oath.
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1 senses(not comparable)Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).
Examples
2 sentencesThe deponent signed the affidavit under oath.
The deponent stated under oath that he had witnessed the accident.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”). The name comes from the idea that such verbs were originally reflexive and then later "laid aside" their passive meanings.
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