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Webster 1913 Edition
Depose
De-pose′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deposed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deposing
.]1.
To lay down; to divest one’s self of; to lay aside.
[Obs.]
Thus when the state one Edward did
A greater Edward in his room arose.
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. Shakespeare
De-pose′
,Verb.
I.
To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.
Then, seeing't was he that made you to
Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous.
despose
,Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Depose
DEPOSE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To lay down; to throw; to let fall; as, the flood deposed fine particles of earth on the bank of the river. In this sense, we now use deposit.