depose

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Synonyms: repose, depone, sepose, derose, dehose, debose, epose

Antonyms: repose, depone, sepose, derose, dehose, debose, epose

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|literally|transitive}} To [[put down]]; to [[lay down]]; to [[deposit]]; to [[lay aside]]; to [[put away]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] (a [[lead]]er) from (high) [[office]] without [[kill]]ing (them).
3. {{lb|en|law|intransitive}} To give [[evidence]] or [[testimony]], especially in [[response]] to [[interrogation]] during a [[deposition]].
4. {{lb|en|legal|transitive}} To [[interrogate]] and [[elicit]] [[testimony]] from during a [[deposition]], typically by a [[lawyer]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[take]] or [[swear]] an [[oath]].
6. To [[testify]]; to [[bear witness]]; to [[claim]]; to [[assert]]; to [[affirm]].

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