depose

C2+ Topic:Work & Careers

US /dɪˈpoʊz/ UK /dɪˈpəʊz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to remove from office or power; to testify under oath

The rebels moved to depose the tyrant within the month.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to remove from office or... overthrow oust unseat dethrone testify attest topple

Opposites

instateenthrone crown install

Word family

Derived forms deposabledeposer

Related forms deposition deposit depository

Common collocations

depose a king Verb + noun

Etymology

From Old French deposer ('to put down, set aside'), from de- ('down, away') plus poser ('to put, place'); poser is from Late Latin pausare, but in sense influenced by Latin deponere ('to put down').

deposer Old French pausare Latin

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Topics

Work & Careers

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# depose

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈpoʊz/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpəʊz/

## Meanings
1. to remove from office or power; to testify under oath

## Examples
- The rebels moved to depose the tyrant within the month.

## Synonyms
- overthrow
- oust
- unseat
- dethrone
- testify
- attest
- topple

## Antonyms
- instate
- enthrone
- crown
- install

## Derived Forms
- deposable
- deposer

## Related Forms
- deposition
- deposit
- depository

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deposer
- Root: pausare

## Etymology
From Old French deposer ('to put down, set aside'), from de- ('down, away') plus poser ('to put, place'); poser is from Late Latin pausare, but in sense influenced by Latin deponere ('to put down').

## AI Etymology
Depose comes from Old French deposer ('to put down, set aside'), from de- ('down, away') plus poser ('to put, place'); poser is from Late Latin pausare, but in sense influenced by Latin deponere ('to put down'). The etymological trail includes Old French deposer and Latin pausare. As a verb, depose means to remove from office or power; to testify under oath. The same family is visible in derived forms such as deposable and deposer and related forms such as deposition, deposit, and depository.

## Topics
- Work & Careers

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