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Definition of 'depose'

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depose

(dɪpoʊz )
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense deposes , present participle deposing , past tense, past participle deposed
verb [usually passive]
If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position.
Mr Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965. [be VERB-ed]
Ferdinand Marcos fled to Hawaii in 1986 after being deposed as president of the Philippines. [be V-ed as n]
...the deposed dictator. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: oust, dismiss, displace, degrade   More Synonyms of depose
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depose in British

(dɪˈpəʊz )
verb
1. (transitive)
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
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Derived forms
deposable (deˈposable)
  adjective
deposer (deˈposer)
  noun
Word origin of 'depose'
C13: from Old French deposer to put away, put down, from Late Latin dēpōnere to depose from office, from Latin: to put aside; see depone
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depose in American

(diˈpoʊz ; dēpōzˈ; dɪˈpoʊz ; dipōzˈ)
verb transitiveWord forms: deˈposed or deˈposing
1. 
to remove from office or a position of power, esp. from a throne; oust
2.  Archaic
to lay down
3.  Law
a. 
to state or testify under oath but out of court
b. 
to take the deposition of (a witness)
verb intransitive
4. 
to bear witness
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
deposable (deˈposable)
  adjective
Word origin of 'depose'
ME deposen, to deprive of office, testify < OFr deposer, to set down < de- (L de), from, away + poser (see pose1), to cease, lie down; confused in sense and form with L deponere (pp. depositus), to lay down, lay aside (in ML, testify): see deposit

Example sentences containing 'depose'

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Labour has only deposed a leader once in any circumstances. Times, Sunday Times (2015)With all our mess, the luxury apartment resembled the palace of a deposed dictator just after liberation. Times, Sunday Times (2013)The Pakistani military were already preparing to greet the deposed leader and his entourage of aides and journalists. Times, Sunday Times (2007)As days became weeks, there were confident assertions that he was dead or dying or deposed in a coup. Times, Sunday Times (2014)They prayed, waved flags, sang the rebel anthem and united in chants of mockery of the deposed dictator. Times, Sunday Times (2011)Thousands of activists were in jails across the country and, while they were colder and less comfortable than their deposed leader, they had the reassurance of numbers. Times, Sunday Times (2013)

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Translations for 'depose'

British English: depose VERB
If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position.
The president was deposed in a coup.
  • American English: depose
  • Brazilian Portuguese: depor
  • Chinese: 罢免
  • European Spanish: deponer
  • French: destituer
  • German: absetzen
  • Italian: deporre
  • Japanese: 退陣させる
  • Korean: 면직당하다
  • European Portuguese: depor
  • Spanish: deponer

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Definition of depose from the Collins English Dictionary

The present continuous tense

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