depose: Meaning and Definition of
de•pose
Pronunciation: (di-pōz'), [key]
— v., -posed, -pos•ing.
—v.t.
- to remove from office or position, esp. high office: The people deposed the dictator.
- to testify or affirm under oath, esp. in a written statement: to depose that it was true.
—v.i.
- to give sworn testimony, esp. in writing.
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