[de.pose] vb de.posed ; de.pos.ing [ME, fr. MF deposer, fr. LL deponere (perf. indic. deposui), fr. L, to put down] vt (14c) 1: to remove from a throne or other high position
2: to put down: deposit 3 a [ME, fr. ML deponere, fr. LL]: to testify to under oath or by affidavit b: affirm, assert ~ vi: to bear witness