Definition of depose Depose
/dɪpowˈz/ - [dipowz] - de•pose
We found 15 definitions of depose from 6 different sources.
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What does depose mean?
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| depose - force to leave (an office) | ||
| force out | ||
| drum out, boot out, kick out, oust, expel, throw out remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" | ||
| overthrow, subvert, bring down, overturn cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" | ||
| depose - make a deposition; declare under oath | ||
| swear, depone | ||
| declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- depose (v. t.)
To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. - depose (v. t.)
To let fall; to deposit. - depose (v. t.)
To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office. - depose (v. t.)
To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use. - depose (v. t.)
To put under oath. - depose (v. i.)
To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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depose
To remove, a monarch or political leader, from power. -
depose
To make a deposition; to declare under oath.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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depose
de-pōz′, v.t. to remove from a high station: to degrade: to strip: to attest: (Shak.) to examine on oath.—adj. Depos′able.—n. Depos′al. [Fr.,—L. de, from, pausāre, to pause, (late) to place.]
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🔤- depose, verb, present, 1st person singular of depose (infinitive).
- depose, verb (infinitive).
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