Depose
Depose , transitive verb
[FF. déposer, in the sense of Latin deponere to put down; but from pref. dé- (Latin de) + poser to place. See Pose, Pause.]
1.
To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. [Obsolete]
Thus when the state one Edward did depose,
A greater Edward in his room arose.
2.
To let fall; to deposit. [Obsolete]
Additional mud deposed upon it.
3.
To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.
A tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to be deposed.
4.
To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use. — Abbott
To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands.
5.
To put under oath. [Obsolete]
Depose him in the justice of his cause.
Depose , intransitive verb
To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.
Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose,
Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous.