Depose

·vt To put under oath.

II. Depose ·vt To let fall; to Deposit.

III. Depose ·vt To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside.

IV. Depose ·vi To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.

V. Depose ·vt To remove from a throne or other high station; to Dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.

VI. Depose ·vt To testify under oath; to bear testimony to;

— now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use.