depose

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to remove from office or power; to testify under oath

   The rebels moved to depose the tyrant within the month.

Common collocations

• depose a king Verb + noun

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').

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