verb (used with object), verb (used without object), de·poned, de·pon·ing.
to testify under oath; depose.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin dēpōnere to put away, down, aside (Medieval Latin: to testify), equivalent to dē- de- + pōnere to put
1525–35; < Latin dēpōnere to put away, down, aside (Medieval Latin: to testify), equivalent to dē- de- + pōnere to put
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| —vb | |
| chiefly law, Scots law to declare (something) under oath; testify; depose | |
| [C16: from Latin dēpōnere to put down, from | |
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