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de·pose (dē pōz′, di-)

transitive verb deposed -·posed′, deposing -·pos′·ing

  1. to remove from office or a position of power, esp. from a throne; oust
  2. Archaic to lay down
  3. Law
    1. to state or testify under oath but out of court
    2. to take the deposition of (a witness)

Etymology: ME deposen, to deprive of office, testify < OFr deposer, to set down < de- (L de), from, away + poser (see pose), to cease, lie down; confused in sense and form with L deponere (pp. depositus), to lay down, lay aside (in ML, testify): see deposit

intransitive verb

to bear witness

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depose Synonyms

depose

v.

remove, oust, dethrone, impeach; see dismiss 1, 2, oust.


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depose Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Richards recovered strongly from a first-lap spin at Druids, but could not depose the defiant Rice.

Subject

  • coup: When the President is deposed by a military coup, Tony is sacked and deported back to England.

Preposition: as

  • leader: December 1890 Parnell was deposed as leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.

Modifying Another Word

  • recently: The was particularly true in France where memories of the recently deposed monarchy were still strong and the political situation was volatile.

Preposition: in

  • coup: In 1967 the government in Athens was deposed in a military coup.

Preposition: from

  • office: Since he was deposed from office in 1998, Erdogan became a symbol of oppression by the Turkish regime.

Preposition: by

  • coup: When the President is deposed by a military coup, Tony is sacked and deported back to England.
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