Verb: depose di'powz
- Force to leave (an office)
"The corrupt official was deposed after evidence of bribery emerged";
- force out
- Make a deposition; declare under oath
"The witness deposed before the court";
- swear, depone [archaic]
Derived forms: deposed, deposes, deposing
Type of: boot out [informal], declare, drum out, expel, kick out [informal], oust, pronounce, throw out, turf out [Brit, informal]
Encyclopedia: Depose