depose
Use Depose in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to remove from office or position, especially high office: The people deposed the dictator.
2.
to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement: to depose that it was true.
3.
verb (used without object)
4.
to give sworn testimony, especially in writing.
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depose (dɪˈpəʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to remove from an office or position, esp one of power or rank |
| 2. | law to testify or give (evidence, etc) on oath, esp when taken down in writing; make a deposition |
| [C13: from Old French deposer to put away, put down, from Late Latin dēpōnere to depose from office, from Latin: to put aside; see | |
| de'posable | |
| —adj | |
| de'poser | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Sorry to rain on your parade, but computers can't transform education any more than social media can depose dictators.
Crane, on the other hand, spends much of his time fending off machinations within the firm that might depose him.
After much battling, he won the right to depose many of the principals in the case.
If the ultimate goal of military action is to depose a dictator, there really isn't any reason not to use such technology.
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