depose
verb
[ dɪˈpəʊz ]
• remove from office suddenly and forcefully.
• "he had been deposed by a military coup"
Similar:
overthrow,
overturn,
topple,
bring down,
remove from office,
remove,
unseat,
dethrone,
supplant,
displace,
dismiss,
discharge,
oust,
drum out,
throw out,
force out,
drive out,
expel,
eject,
strip of rank,
demote,
cashier,
sack,
fire,
axe,
chuck out,
boot out,
defenestrate,
get rid of,
give someone the push,
give someone the boot,
show someone the door,
turf out,
• testify to or give (evidence) under oath, typically in a written statement.
• "every affidavit shall state which of the facts deposed to are within the deponent's knowledge"
Similar:
swear,
testify,
attest,
undertake,
assert,
declare,
profess,
aver,
submit,
claim,
swear on the Bible,
swear under oath,
state on oath,
make a deposition,
give an undertaking,
solemnly promise,
asseverate,
represent,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French deposer, from Latin deponere (see deponent), but influenced by Latin depositus and Old French poser ‘to place’.
