verb · transitive · rare

depose

depose · deposes · deposed · deposing

заявляти, декларувати, оголошувати

низложить, низлагать

absetzen, niederlegen, deponieren, unter Eid m aussagen

To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put awayTo put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.

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UK/dɪˈpəʊz/US/diˈpoʊz/

» He deposed unfavourably towards the defendant.

Meaning

6 senses

(literally, transitive)To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
niederlegen, deponieren
(transitive)To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).
A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored in a subsequent revolution.
absetzen, entthronen
низлага́тьnizlagátʹ, низложи́тьnizložítʹ
(intransitive)To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
unter Eid m aussagen, bezeugen
(transitive)To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition, typically by a lawyer.
After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial.
verhören
(intransitive)To take or swear an oath.
To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.

More definitions

force to leave (an office)
make a deposition; declare under oath

Examples

8 sentences

He deposed unfavourably towards the defendant.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · filipe_s · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The president was deposed by the military.
ruПрезидент был свергнут военными. — odexed
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I found out that the opposing counsel is planning on deposing three expert witnesses.
deIch habe erfahren, dass der Gegenanwalt drei Expertzeugen vor Gericht aussagen lassen möchte. — mrtaistoi
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Often the people do not wish to depose a tyrant, often they cannot not.
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Delay, deny, and depose.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to remove (a leader) from office:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

to put - or lay something down:

to remove (a leader) from office:

to give evidence or testimony:

to interrogate and elicit testimony:

Origin

Recorded since c.1300, from Middle English, from Old French deposer, from de- (“down”) + p

Recorded since c.1300, from Middle English, from Old French deposer, from de- (“down”) + poser (“to put, place”). Deposition (1494 in the legal sense) belongs to deposit, but that related word and depose became thoroughly confused.

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