depose[di'pəuz]

• vt.
  • 把…(尤指从高职位)免职，免(或革)…的职，罢免，罢…的官；(尤指)废黜：

    The people deposed the dictator.

    人民废黜了独裁者。

    The nobles deported the King.

    贵族罢免了国王。

  • 【法律】宣誓作证，(尤指在法庭外)以宣誓书证明：

    to depose that it was true

    宣誓作证那是真的

    The witness deposed that she had seen the accused on the day of the murder.

    证人宣誓证明在谋杀案发生当天她看见过被告。

  • 断言；证实
  • [古语]置放，放下
• vi.
  • 【法律】(通常以宣誓书形式)宣誓作证，作证
• 变形:

  vt.deposed.deposing