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depone

/dɪˈpəʊn/ verb

Latin root: dēpōnō Wiktionary

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  1. To testify, especially in the form of a deposition.
  2. To take the deposition of; to depose.
  3. To lay, as a stake; to wager.

Origin

From Latin dēpōnō (“lay down, deposit, entrust”).

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