DEPOSE Meaning of DEPOSE in English v. 1. tr. remove from office, esp. dethrone. 2 intr. Law (usu. foll. by to, or that + clause) bear witness, esp. on oath in court. Etymology: ME f. OF deposer after L deponere: see DEPONENT, POSE(1) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012