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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryde·pose \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 centurytransitive verb1. to remove from a throne or other high position2. to put down : deposit3. [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 witnessintransitive verb: to bear witnessEnglish Etymologydepose c.1300, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. deposer, from de- "down" + poser "put, place" (see pose).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7deposede·pose / di5pEuz; NAmE di5pouz / verb[VN] to remove sb, especially a ruler, from power 罢免；废黜: The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb 1 to remove from a throne or other high position FF1C;trying to depose the king in favor of his brotherFF1E; FF1C;deposedindustrial leadersFF1E; Synonyms: dethrone, discrown, disenthrone, displace, disthrone, uncrown, unmake Related Words: overthrow, subvert, upset; chuck, dismiss, eject, oust, throw out Contrasted Words: inaugurate, induct, install, instate, invest; crown, enthrone, throne 2 Synonyms: ASSERT 1, affirm, aver, avouch, avow, constate, declare, predicate, profess, protest 3 Synonyms: TESTIFY 2, depone, ||mount, swearWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedde·pose\də̇ˈpōz, dēˈ-\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English deposen, from Old French deposer, modification (influenced by poser to put, place) of Late Latin & Latin deponere (perfect stem depos-); Late Latin deponere to remove from office or authority, from Latin, to lay aside, put down — more at deponetransitive verb1. : to remove from a throne or other high position : divest or deprive of office or rank : dethrone < striving to depose the king in favor of his brother > < deposed from his post as prime minister — Time > < they deposed Philip Carteret as governor — American Guide Series: New Jersey > < deposed as unfit to hold office >2. obsolete a. : to take away : remove b. : divest, dispossess c. : to lay aside : divest oneself of3. : to let fall : put down : deposit < she carelessly deposed costly trinkets on the table — Arnold Bennett > < the practice … of deposing the sacrament in a carved recess — Francis Berry >4. a. [Middle English deposen, from Medieval Latin depos-, perfect stem of deponere to assert under oath, from Latin, to put down] : to say under oath : testify; especially : to give witness of by an affidavit or other sworn statement in writing < depose before the court that he had seen the man in the act of murder > b. : affirm, assert < a fat grocer was deposing that he thought it was I who had stolen five feet of pork sausages from him — Carolyn Hannay > c. obsolete : to put under oath : call upon as witnessintransitive verb[Middle English deposen, from Medieval Latin depos-, perfect stem of deponere to assert under oath] : to bear witness : make a deposition : testify < he was a bit shaky when it came his turn to depose >Synonyms: see swear

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