Depose

  • 21depose — verb a) To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away. A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored on it in a next revolution b) To remove (a leader) from (high) of …

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  • 22depose — Synonyms and related words: acknowledge, affirm, allege, and candle, assert under oath, asseverate, assure, attest, aver, avouch, avow, bank, bear witness, book, boot, bounce, break, buck off, bump, bust, can, cashier, certify, chuck, declare,… …

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  • 23depose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. swear, affirm, testify; dethrone, uncrown, unseat, oust, disbar. See nullification, evidence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. remove, oust, dethrone, impeach; see dismiss 1 , 2 , oust . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 24depose — de|pose [dıˈpəuz US ˈpouz] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: déposer, from Latin deponere to put down ] to remove a leader or ruler from a position of power …

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  • 25depose — de|pose [ dı pouz ] verb 1. ) transitive to force a political leader or a king or queen out of their position of power 2. ) intransitive or transitive LEGAL to give information about something in a court of law …

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  • 26depose — [[t]dɪpo͟ʊz[/t]] deposes, deposing, deposed VERB: usu passive If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position. [be V ed] Mr Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965... [be V ed as n] Ferdinand Marcos fled to… …

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  • 27depose — de·pose || dɪ pəʊz v. unseat, displace, dismiss, remove (from a position of power); testify under oath …

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  • 29depose v — disbar v …

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  • 30depose — verb 1》 remove from office suddenly and forcefully. 2》 Law testify to or give (evidence) under oath, especially in writing. Origin ME: from OFr. deposer, from L. deponere (see deponent), but influenced by L. depositus and OFr. poser to place …

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