DEPOSE

vt to put under oath.

2. depose ·vt to let fall; to deposit.

3. depose ·vt to lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside.

4. depose ·vi to bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.

5. depose ·vt to remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.

6. depose ·vt to testify under oath; to bear testimony to;

— now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use.