depose
/diˈpoʊz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
Intransitive verb
verb
To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition, typically by a lawyer.
Transitive verb
verb
To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.
Example Sentences
- "additional mud deposed upon it"
- "A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored in a subsequent revolution."
- "a tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to be deposed"
- "The 1840s saw a further escalation, with new laws treating most slave ships captured as pirates, and a number of military expeditions being mounted to destroy slaving centres on the African coast and depose, or even kill, remaining local kings and chiefs who had refused to end slavery in their territory."
- "After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial."
- "Depose him in the justice of his cause."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /diˈpoʊz/
- British English: /dɪˈpəʊz/
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Phrases
depositio de bene esse