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- DictionaryDe·pose/dəˈpōz/
verb
- 1. remove from office suddenly and forcefully: "he had been deposed by a military coup"
- 2. testify to or give (evidence) on oath, typically in a written statement: "every affidavit shall state which of the facts deposed to are within the deponent's knowledge"
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) ( tr) to remove from an office or position, esp one of power or rank. 2. (Law) law to testify or give (evidence, etc) on oath, esp when taken down in writing; make a deposition.
DEPOSE meaning: 1. to remove someone important from a powerful position: 2. to remove someone important from a…. Learn more.
When you force someone in authority out of office — a politician, a king, or a cheerleading captain — you depose them. The word almost always associated with an act of deposition is coup, meaning a sudden act of overthrowing of the government. Sometimes bloodless, more often not.
verb (used with object) , de·posed, de·pos·ing. to remove from office or position, especially high office: The people deposed the dictator. to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement: to depose that it was true. Law. to take the deposition of; examine under oath: Two lawyers deposed the witness. verb (used without object)
Definition of depose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. to remove from an office or position, esp one of power or rank 2. law to testify or give (evidence, etc) on.... Click for more definitions.
Definitions of 'depose' If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position. [...] More. Conjugations of 'depose' present simple: I depose, you depose [...] past simple: I deposed, you deposed [...] past participle: deposed. More. Synonyms of 'depose' • oust, dismiss, displace, degrade [...]
