| v. t. | 1. | To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. |
| 2. | To let fall; to deposit. | |
| 3. | To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office. | |
| 4. | To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; - now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use. | |
| 5. | To put under oath. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition. |
| Verb | 1. | depose - force to leave (an office) Synonyms: force out |
| 2. | depose - make a deposition; declare under oath |
TO DEPOSE, practice. To make a deposition; to give testimony as a witness.
TO DEPOSE, rights. The act of depriving an individual of a public employment or office, against his will. Wolff, Sec. 1063. The term is usually applied to the deprivation of all authority of a sovereign.
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