DEPOSE


Meaning of DEPOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈpōz, dē- ]

verb

( de·posed ; de·pos·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deposer, from Late Latin deponere (perfect indicative deposui ), from Latin, to put down

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : to remove from a throne or other high position

2. : to put down : deposit

3.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin deponere, from Late Latin]

a. : to testify to under oath or by affidavit

b. : affirm , assert

c. : to take a deposition of

depose a witness

intransitive verb

: to bear witness

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.