deposed

[dih-pohz] Example Sentences

de·pose

[dih-pohz] verb, de·posed, de·pos·ing.
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.
Law. to take the deposition of; examine under oath: Two lawyers deposed the witness.
verb (used without object)
4.
to give sworn testimony, especially in writing.

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Deposed is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English deposen < Old French deposer to put down, equivalent to de- de- + poser < Vulgar Latin *posāre, Late Latin pausāre; see pose1

de·pos·a·ble, adjective
de·pos·er, noun
un·de·pos·a·ble, adjective
un·de·posed, adjective
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Example Sentences
  • We deposed the false queen and created a situation where the bees could make a new leader.
  • She then led the country for two tumultuous years before being deposed in a military coup.
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