depose
verb/dɪˈpəʊz/
/dɪˈpəʊz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they depose | /dɪˈpəʊz/ /dɪˈpəʊz/ |
| he / she / it deposes | /dɪˈpəʊzɪz/ /dɪˈpəʊzɪz/ |
| past simple deposed | /dɪˈpəʊzd/ /dɪˈpəʊzd/ |
| past participle deposed | /dɪˈpəʊzd/ /dɪˈpəʊzd/ |
| -ing form deposing | /dɪˈpəʊzɪŋ/ /dɪˈpəʊzɪŋ/ |
- depose somebody to remove somebody, especially a political leader, from power
- The president was deposed in a military coup.
Extra Examples- He joined a rebellion to depose the repressive regime.
- Rallies in support of the deposed president have been taking place across the country.
- The left-wing government was eventually deposed by a right-wing junta.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDepose is used with these nouns as the object:- king
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French deposer, from Latin deponere, from de- ‘down’ + ponere ‘place’, but influenced by Latin depositus and Old French poser ‘to place’.Want to learn more?
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