depose

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: de=pose

OXFORD DICTIONARY

depose, v.
1 tr. remove from office, esp. dethrone.
2 intr. Law (usu. foll. by to, or that + clause) bear witness, esp. on oath in court.

Etymology

ME f. OF deposer after L deponere: see DEPONENT, POSE(1)

THESAURUS

depose

acknowledge, affirm, allege, and candle, assert under oath, asseverate, assure, attest, aver, avouch, avow, bank, bear witness, book, boot, bounce, break, buck off, bump, bust, can, cashier, certify, chuck, declare, deconsecrate, defrock, degrade, demote, deplume, depone, deposit, deprive, deracinate, dethrone, disbar, discharge, disclose, discrown, disemploy, disenthrone, dislodge, dismiss, dismount, displace, displume, drum out, eject, excommunicate, expel, fire, furlough, give evidence, give the ax, give the gate, guarantee, kick, kick upstairs, kiss the book, lay off, let go, let out, liquidate, make redundant, mount, oust, overthrow, pension, pension off, predicate, profess, protest, purge, put by, read out of, release, remove, remove from office, replace, retire, root out, root up, sack, separate forcibly, store, stow, strip, strip of office, strip of rank, subvert, superannuate, surplus, suspend, swear, swear by bell, swear the truth, swear to, swear to God, swear to goodness, testify, throw off, throw out, turn off, turn out, unchurch, uncrown, unfrock, unhorse, unmake, unplace, unsaddle, unseat, unthrone, uproot, upset, vouch, vow, warrant, witness

ROGET THESAURUS

depose

Laxity

VB be lax, laisser faire, laisser aller, hold a loose rein, give the reins to, give rope enough, give a loose to, tolerate, relax, misrule, go beyond the length of one's tether, have one's swing, have one's fling, act without instructions, act without authority, act outside of one's authority, act on one's own responsibility, usurp authority, dethrone, depose, abdicate.

Abrogation

VB abrogate, annul, cancel, destroy, abolish, revoke, repeal, rescind, reverse, retract, recall, abolitionize, overrule, override, set aside, disannul, dissolve, quash, nullify, declare null and void, disestablish, disendow, deconsecrate, disclaim, ignore, repudiate, recant, divest oneself, break off, countermand, counter order, do away with, sweep away, brush away, throw overboard, throw to the dogs, scatter to the winds, cast behind, dismiss, discard, cast off, turn off, cast out, cast adrift, cast out of doors, cast aside, cast away, send off, send away, send packing, send about one's business, discharge, get rid of, bounce, fire, fire out, sack, cashier, break, oust, unseat, unsaddle, unthrone, dethrone, disenthrone, depose, uncrown, unfrock, strike off the roll, disbar, disbench, be abrogated, receive its quietus, walk the plank.

Evidence

VB be evidence, evince, show, betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence, testify, depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest, acknowledge, make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate), indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant, adduce, attest, cite, quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court, allege, plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book.

Affirmation

VB assert, make an assertion, have one's say, say, affirm, predicate, declare, state, protest, profess, put forth, put forward, advance, allege, propose, propound, enunciate, broach, set forth, hold out, maintain, contend, pronounce, pretend, depose, depone, aver, avow, avouch, asseverate, swear, make oath, take one's oath, make an affidavit, swear an affidavit, put in an affidavit, take one's Bible oath, kiss the book, vow, vitam impendere vero, swear till one is black in the face, swear till one is blue in the face, swear till all's blue, be sworn, call Heaven to witness, vouch, warrant, certify, assure, swear by bell book and candle, swear by, insist upon, take one's stand upon, emphasize, lay stress on, assert roundly, assert positively, lay down, lay down the law, raise one's voice, dogmatize, have the last word, rap out, repeat, reassert, reaffirm, announce, acknowledge, attest, adjure.