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Webster 1913 Edition

Depose

De-pose′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deposed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Deposing
.]
[FF.
déposer
, in the sense of L.
deponere
to put down; but from pref.
dé-
(L.
de
) +
poser
to place. See
Pose
,
Pause
.]
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.
Shakespeare

De-pose′

,
Verb.
I.
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.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Depose

DEPOSE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. To lay or put.]
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.

Definition 2024

dépose

dépose

See also: depose and déposé

French

Verb

dépose

  1. first-person singular present indicative of déposer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of déposer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of déposer
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of déposer
  5. second-person singular imperative of déposer

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