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Depose \De*pose"\, v. i.
To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.
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Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose,
Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous. --Shak.
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Depose \De*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deposed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Deposing}.][FF. d['e]poser, in the sense of L. deponere
to put down; but from pref. d['e]- (L. de) poser to place.
See {Pose}, {Pause}.]
1. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. [Obs.]
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Thus when the state one Edward did depose,
A greater Edward in his room arose. --Dryden.
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2. To let fall; to deposit. [Obs.]
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Additional mud deposed upon it. --Woodward.
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3. To remove from a throne or other high station; to
dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.
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A tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to
be deposed. --Prynne.
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4. To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now
usually said of bearing testimony which is officially
written down for future use. --Abbott.
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To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands.
--Bacon.
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5. To put under oath. [Obs.]
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Depose him in the justice of his cause. --Shak.
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