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词汇 depose
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Definition of depose in English:

depose

verb dɪˈpəʊzdəˈpoʊz
[with object]
  • 1Remove from office suddenly and forcefully.

    (突然且强硬地)将…免职,罢免

    he had been deposed by a military coup

    他因军人政变而被突然免职。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Before he could make the trip, however, he was deposed by the May 27 military coup.
    • The Foreign Office was warned of a plot to depose the leader of an oil-rich country weeks before the coup attempt happened.
    • Nevertheless, thousands of lives and billions of dollars have been spent deposing a defanged dictatorship that posed no immediate threat to us.
    • He has been in exile since being deposed by military coup in 1967.
    • Clergy members found guilty of such a charge can be admonished, removed from office or, in extreme cases, be deposed from holy orders - ‘unfrocked’.
    • They were, inevitably, deposed from office, expelled from the order, and excommunicated - so becoming, ironically, apostates themselves.
    • His physicality is extraordinarily powerful, and he paces around the office like a miserably deposed silverback gorilla now unsure of anything other than his own brute strength.
    • He is now facing pressure of his own, with a wave of strikes by university students and transportation unions leading to rumours that the military was planning to depose him.
    • If the number is not zero, they will be deposed by force.
    • But even though he was unceremoniously deposed from office last year, could the mild-mannered leader really be capable of such deeds?
    • Under the proposed resolution, failure to comply with this deadline would justify the use of force to depose him.
    • The motive is to destroy all those in the south who might threaten the oil revenues that sustain the regime's grip (it came to power by deposing an elected government and enjoys very little popular support).
    • For example, Pope Silverius was deposed by force and died in a penal colony.
    • The first minister can only be deposed if a majority of nationalists support unionists in removing him.
    • A military coup in 1955 deposed him, sending him into exile first in Paraguay and ultimately in Madrid.
    • The polls this time, he said, were ‘the first firm step toward deposing the ruling parties.’
    • He served 24 years and was eventually deposed by a right-wing military coup.
    • He was deposed after demonstrators stormed his office more than a week ago.
    • A final reason was to reinstate an elected government illegally deposed by force.
    • Nevertheless, John realized that not all tyrants could be peaceably overcome and offered specific advice about deposing them by force.
    Synonyms
    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
    Military cashier
    informal sack, fire, axe, chuck out, boot out, defenestrate, get rid of, give someone the push, give someone the boot, give someone their marching orders, show someone the door
    British informal turf out
  • 2Law
    Testify to or give (evidence) under oath, typically in a written statement.

    〔律〕(尤指以书面形式)宣誓作(证)

    every affidavit shall state which of the facts deposed to are within the deponent's knowledge

    所有的书面证词都必须声明哪一部分宣誓作证的事实是作证者所确知的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He deposed to the fact that he was afraid of the wife and afraid of her family.
    • He deposed to the fact that the two are ‘a genuine and committed couple’.
    • The documents which you have deposed to in the witness box and referred to are strictly in answer to the subpoena but in respect of which you claim privilege.
    • A person in the legal secretariat to the Law Officers deposed to the contrary.
    • The third witness would depose on March 31, prosecution sources said.
    Synonyms
    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
    rare 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'.

Definition of depose in US English:

depose

verbdəˈpoʊzdəˈpōz
[with object]
  • 1Remove from office suddenly and forcefully.

    (突然且强硬地)将…免职,罢免

    he had been deposed by a military coup

    他因军人政变而被突然免职。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He served 24 years and was eventually deposed by a right-wing military coup.
    • If the number is not zero, they will be deposed by force.
    • The polls this time, he said, were ‘the first firm step toward deposing the ruling parties.’
    • The motive is to destroy all those in the south who might threaten the oil revenues that sustain the regime's grip (it came to power by deposing an elected government and enjoys very little popular support).
    • For example, Pope Silverius was deposed by force and died in a penal colony.
    • His physicality is extraordinarily powerful, and he paces around the office like a miserably deposed silverback gorilla now unsure of anything other than his own brute strength.
    • The first minister can only be deposed if a majority of nationalists support unionists in removing him.
    • Before he could make the trip, however, he was deposed by the May 27 military coup.
    • He is now facing pressure of his own, with a wave of strikes by university students and transportation unions leading to rumours that the military was planning to depose him.
    • A final reason was to reinstate an elected government illegally deposed by force.
    • Nevertheless, thousands of lives and billions of dollars have been spent deposing a defanged dictatorship that posed no immediate threat to us.
    • Clergy members found guilty of such a charge can be admonished, removed from office or, in extreme cases, be deposed from holy orders - ‘unfrocked’.
    • But even though he was unceremoniously deposed from office last year, could the mild-mannered leader really be capable of such deeds?
    • A military coup in 1955 deposed him, sending him into exile first in Paraguay and ultimately in Madrid.
    • Under the proposed resolution, failure to comply with this deadline would justify the use of force to depose him.
    • He has been in exile since being deposed by military coup in 1967.
    • The Foreign Office was warned of a plot to depose the leader of an oil-rich country weeks before the coup attempt happened.
    • They were, inevitably, deposed from office, expelled from the order, and excommunicated - so becoming, ironically, apostates themselves.
    • He was deposed after demonstrators stormed his office more than a week ago.
    • Nevertheless, John realized that not all tyrants could be peaceably overcome and offered specific advice about deposing them by force.
    Synonyms
    overthrow, overturn, topple, bring down, remove from office, remove, unseat, dethrone, supplant, displace
  • 2Law
    Testify to or give (evidence) on oath, typically in a written statement.

    〔律〕(尤指以书面形式)宣誓作(证)

    every affidavit shall state which of the facts deposed to are within the deponent's knowledge

    所有的书面证词都必须声明哪一部分宣誓作证的事实是作证者所确知的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The documents which you have deposed to in the witness box and referred to are strictly in answer to the subpoena but in respect of which you claim privilege.
    • He deposed to the fact that the two are ‘a genuine and committed couple’.
    • The third witness would depose on March 31, prosecution sources said.
    • He deposed to the fact that he was afraid of the wife and afraid of her family.
    • A person in the legal secretariat to the Law Officers deposed to the contrary.
    Synonyms
    swear, testify, attest, undertake, assert, declare, profess, aver, submit, claim
  • 3Law
    Question (a witness) in deposition.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He calmly walked 60 feet toward a glass-walled conference room where lawyers were deposing a witness in a labor dispute.
    • His court-appointed attorney never questioned him about the events leading to his arrest and the attorney was denied funds to depose witnesses and do ballistics tests.
    • I deposed each of the witnesses the companies identified.
    • He never looked at the crime scene photos, failed to depose state witnesses, claimed never to have seen a witness list and failed to object when the prosecution struck four qualified jurors.
    • If Gannon sues, that means he gets to testify under oath and be deposed under oath.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French deposer, from Latin deponere (see deponent), but influenced by Latin depositus and Old French poser ‘to place’.

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