Definition of "depose"
- verb
(transitive) To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent.
(intransitive) To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
To take, swear an oath.
(transitive) To interrogate and elicit testimony during a deposition, typically by a lawyer.
To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.
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