depose

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vt. 免职, 废黜, 作证 vi. 作证, 供证

发音

UK /dɪˈpəʊz/
US /diˈpoʊz/
US /dəˈpoʊz/

词形变化

deposed deposes 三单 deposes deposest deposeth deposing deposing 现在分词 deposed 过去式 deposed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).

    及物

    A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored in a subsequent revolution.

  3. 3.

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

    不及物 法律
  4. 4.

    To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition, typically by a lawyer.

    及物 法律

    After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial.

  5. 5.

    To take or swear an oath.

    不及物
  6. 6.

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

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

swear depone force out

上位词 7

declare expel oust kick out throw out boot out drum out

下位词 4

overthrow overturn subvert bring down

词源

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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