What does "depose" mean?
Depose: To let fall; to deposit. [Obs.] Additional mud deposed upon it. Woodward.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.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.
- 4.To put under oath. [Obs.] Depose him in the justice of his cause. Shak.
- 5.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. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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