depose

Pronunciation: /diˈpoʊz/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb force to leave (an office)
  2. verb make a deposition; declare under oath

Etymology

Recorded since c.1300, from Middle English, from Old French deposer, from de- (“down”) + poser (“to put, place”). Deposition (1494 in the legal sense) belongs to deposit, but that related word and depose became thoroughly confused.

In classic literature

Synonyms

force out

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
oust
Narrower (hyponyms)
overthrow

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