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Depose v. t. (past & past part. deposed; pres. part. deposing)

To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. (Obs.) "Thus when the state one Edward did depose, A greater Edward in his room arose."

To let fall; to deposit. (Obs.) "Additional mud deposed upon it."

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."

To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use. "To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands."

To put under oath. (Obs.) "Depose him in the justice of his cause."

Depose v. i. 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."

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"Depose" Quotes from Famous Books

... General Council. This body consisted of the chief men of each kingdom acting in behalf of its people.[1] IT exercised the following powers: (1) It elected the King, and if the people confirmed the choice, he was crowned. (2) If the King proved unsatisfactory, the Council might depose him and choose a successor. (3) The King, with the consent of the Council, made the laws,—that is, he declared the customs of the tribe. (4) The King, with the Council, appointed the chief officers of the kingdom (after the introduction of Christianity this included ...

— The Leading Facts of English History • D.H. Montgomery

... him or no, I will not venture to determine; but it is certain she was an unwilling witness in this cause; and it is probable from certain other reasons, would never have been brought to depose as she did, had not Mrs Wilkins, with great art, fished all out of her at her own house, and had she not indeed made promises, in Mr Allworthy's name, that the punishment of her husband should not be such as ...

— The History of Tom Jones, a foundling • Henry Fielding

... as bad as Carlos, here!" Harrington tut-tutted. "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose ...

— Uller Uprising • Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr

... individuals are subjects, it is true, but the community retains its sovereignty and has its rights represented over against the chief magistrate by a college of ephors. If the prince violates the compact, the ephors are authorized and bound to depose the tyrant, and to banish or execute him. There is but one normal state-form; monarchy and polyarchy are mere differences in administrative forms. Mention should finally be made of his valuation of the social groups which mediate between the individual ...

— History Of Modern Philosophy - From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time • Richard Falckenberg

... Deny nei. Depart foriri. Depart (life) morti. Department fako, departemento. Departure foriro. Depend dependi. Dependence dependeco. Depict priskribi. Deplore bedauxregi. Deponent atestanto. Depopulate senhomigi. Depopulated senhoma. Deportment konduto. Depose (give evidence) atesti. Depose eksigxi, detroni. Deposit enmeti. Depot tenejo. Deprave malvirtigi. Depravity malvirto. Depreciate maltaksigi. Depredation rabado. Depress malleveti. Deprivation senigo. Depth profundo—ajxo. Depute deputi. Deputy deputato. Derail elreligxi. ...

— English-Esperanto Dictionary • John Charles O'Connor and Charles Frederic Hayes

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