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depose
UK /dɪˈpəʊz/ US /diˈpoʊz/
verb 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
organized
VERB + DEPOSE
delay, deny, helped, wish
DEPOSE + NOUN
emperor, shah, tyrant
ADV.
often
Definitions
verb
1
To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
additional mud deposed upon it
2
To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).
A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored in a subsequent revolution.
a tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to be deposed
3
To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
4
To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition, typically by a lawyer.
After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial.
Depose him in the justice of his cause.
5
To take or swear an oath.
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additional mud deposed upon it
Wiktionary02
A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored in a subsequent revolution.
Wiktionary03
a tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to be deposed
Wiktionary04
Often the people do not wish to depose a tyrant, often they cannot not.
Tatoeba · #737107705
The communists who helped depose the Shah were purged by the Ayatollahs in the 1980s.
Tatoeba · #1104730106
Discontented officers in the army and navy rallied to this idea, and a conspiracy was organized to depose the emperor and declare a republic.
Tatoeba · #11641175Usage Notes
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