Synonyms for depose
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-pohz |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈpoʊz |
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Définition of depose
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French deposer (12c.), from de- "down" (see de-) + poser "put, place" (see pose (v.1)). Related: Deposed; deposing.
- verb oust from position
- They had grumbled at their chief and mutinied against him and helped to depose him.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- In the end they voted a resolution to depose the government, and to elect another.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- At Dalradern, where she ruled as mistress, an accident, a word might depose her.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- For years back Miss Barrington had been plotting to depose Darby.
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- The first witness to depose alleged a number of most damaging facts.
- Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France
- The next thing for the Montenegrins to do was to depose Nikita.
- Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 » by Henry Baerlein
- She did not assist to depose him till he had conspired to disinherit her.
- Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- He was elected for life by the tribal council, which could depose him for misconduct.
- Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.
- The tribal-council had also the right to depose chiefs and sachems.
- Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.
- The explorers of Herculaneum depose to the discovery of such an ornament there.
- Extract from : « The Care of Books » by John Willis Clark
Antonyms for depose
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