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Added 9 October 2026

depose

/dɪˈpəʊz/ verb

In Latin: dēpōnō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about depose at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Force to leave (an office).
Make a deposition; declare under oath.

Origin

Recorded since c.1300, from Middle English, from Old French deposer, from de- (“down”) + poser (“to put, place”). Deposition (1494 in the legal sense) belongs to deposit, but that related word and depose became thoroughly confused.

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