Thesaurus: depose

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1. v. t. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside.
2. v. t. To let fall; to deposit.
3. v. t. To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.
4. v. t. To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use.
5. v. t. To put under oath.
6. v. i. To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.
7. v. force to leave (an office)
8. v. make a deposition; declare under oath
9. 1. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. [Obs.] Thus when the state one Edward did depose, A greater Edward in his room arose. Dryden. 2. To let fall; to deposit. [Obs.] Additional mud deposed upon it. Woodward. 3. To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office. A tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to be deposed. Prynne. 4. To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use. Abbott. To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands. Bacon. 5. To put under oath. [Obs.] Depose him in the justice of his cause. Shak. To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition. Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose, Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous. Shak.
10. To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose, Your oath, my lord,is vain and frivolous. Shak.
11. v:100 v. force to leave (an office)