depose🔊

(literally) To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.

To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent.

(law) To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.

(law) To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition; typically done by a lawyer.

To take or swear an oath.

To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.