depose

Meaning of depose

verb
  1. remove from office suddenly and forcefully.
    he had been deposed by a military coup
  2. testify to or give (evidence) under oath, typically in a written statement.
    every affidavit shall state which of the facts deposed to are within the deponent's knowledge

Middle English: from Old French deposer, from Latin deponere (see deponent), but influenced by Latin depositus and Old French poser ‘to place’.

Information about depose

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of depose is: deposes.
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Hyphenation of depose

de-pose

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • depose is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

depose synonyms

Meaning swear:

swear, depone

Meaning remove forcibly from power:

overthrow

Meaning tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down:

overturn

Meaning remove (a government or person in authority) from power; overthrow:

topple

Meaning dismiss from a job:

remove

Meaning remove (a government or person in authority) from power:

unseat

Meaning remove from a position of authority or dominance:

dethrone

Meaning supersede and replace:

supplant

Meaning remove (someone) from a job or position of authority:

displace

Meaning order or allow to leave; send away:

dismiss

Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:

discharge

Meaning drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place:

oust

Meaning officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization:

expel

Meaning force or throw (something) out in a violent or sudden way:

eject

Meaning move (someone) to a lower position or rank, usually as a punishment:

demote

Meaning a person handling payments and receipts in a shop, bank, or business:

cashier

Meaning dismiss from employment:

sack

Meaning dismiss (an employee) from a job:

fire

Meaning end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly:

axe

Meaning throw (someone) out of a window:

defenestrate

Meaning give evidence as a witness in a law court:

testify

Meaning provide or serve as clear evidence of:

attest

Meaning commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on:

undertake

Meaning state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully:

assert

Meaning formally announce the beginning of (a state or condition):

declare

Meaning claim that one has (a quality or feeling), especially when this is not the case:

profess

Meaning state or assert to be the case:

aver

Meaning accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person:

submit

Meaning state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof:

claim

Meaning declare or state solemnly or emphatically:

asseverate

Meaning be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity:

represent

Translation of depose

Anagrams of depose

epodes, speedo

Words that rhyme with depose

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