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depose

de·pose

UK/dɪˈpəʊz/ US/diˈpoʊz/ uncommon

verb

1.

force to leave (an office)

Synonyms
2.

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • depositio de bene esse

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