Depose is an English word with synonyms like swear or expel. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Depose meaning
- To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
- To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).
- To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
Using Depose
- The main meaning on this page is: To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away. | To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them). | To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
- Useful related words include: force out, depone, swear, expel.
- In the example corpus, depose often appears in combinations such as: to depose, depose the, depose him.
Context around Depose
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Depose
- In this selection, "depose" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, defend, clinton, democratic and parlance stand out and add context to how "depose" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and could depose him to and chieftains to depose the unpopular. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "depose" sits close to words such as aborigines, abreu and accommodates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with depose
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both did not depose before the commission. (7 words)
They are out to depose the clique in power. (9 words)
As for Shiite Muslim movements, they were violently suppressed under Mr. Hussein, who feared they would conspire to depose him. (20 words)
A Delhi court has held a 38-year-old man guilty of digital rape in a complaint by a US national, and rejected his request to brand her as an “unreliable witness”, saying she has come all the way here to depose in the matter. (45 words)
After all, characterizing the Venezuelan president as the next in a line of leaders that the United States wants to depose is precisely the message that Maduro is spouting to Venezuelans as he rejects much-needed international aid. (38 words)
Law enforcement officials have said that bullet casings found at the scene of the shooting appear to be “deny,” “defend,” “depose” — parlance that echoes phasing used by insurance companies to avoid paying health claims from patients. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
In response, the United States launched their ‘war on terror’ to depose the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and capture al-Qaeda operatives.
The first primary debate between presidential aspirants was held in 1948, when two Republicans seeking to depose Democratic President Harry Truman in an audio-only radio debate hosted in Portland, Oregon.
The Police Administration has interdicted Mr George Alex Mensah, Commissioner of Police (COP), and two other senior officers over an alleged plot to depose the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
As for Shiite Muslim movements, they were violently suppressed under Mr. Hussein, who feared they would conspire to depose him.
But Westminster whispers suggest that a dire set of local election results could hasten a general election as rebel Conservative MPs move to depose Mr Sunak.
Giuffre's proposal to depose Clinton was denied by a federal judge in a still-redacted order, something ABC News previously reported.
Law enforcement officials have said that bullet casings found at the scene of the shooting appear to be “deny,” “defend,” “depose” — parlance that echoes phasing used by insurance companies to avoid paying health claims from patients.
One of the titles, The Plot Against the King, features a villain, Hillary Queenton, trying to depose King Donald, who is aided by a wizard called Kash the Distinguished Discoverer.
Relations between the Sharif, a descendant of Mohammed, and Istanbul had greatly deteriorated following government centralization and a Young Turk effort to depose him.
The document, dated June 14, 2016, marked the first time Giuffre's attorneys indicated their desire to depose Clinton for his testimony, as ABC News previously reported.
They are out to depose the clique in power.
Tilbury said the decision of 268 branch members to depose Ruddock and elect Warren Waddell as the party’s mayoral candidate was not reflective of the “wider view within the local party”.
He was a team player who joined hands with 11 other chieftains to depose the unpopular Peshwa Raghunathrao in 1774.
Walters on Sunday re-signed as Queensland coach until the end of 2021, seemingly ending speculation he could depose Seibold.
A Delhi court has held a 38-year-old man guilty of digital rape in a complaint by a US national, and rejected his request to brand her as an “unreliable witness”, saying she has come all the way here to depose in the matter.
After all, characterizing the Venezuelan president as the next in a line of leaders that the United States wants to depose is precisely the message that Maduro is spouting to Venezuelans as he rejects much-needed international aid.
After the brief flirtation with an intervention, he hoped for an easy win by using economic pressure to depose Venezuela's president.
Bolsonaro's top security adviser, retired General Augusto Heleno, said earlier this month that Venezuela's armed forces will decide Maduro's future and could depose him to lead a transition to democratic elections.
Both did not depose before the commission.
His top security adviser, retired General Augusto Heleno, told Reuters two weeks ago that Venezuela's armed forces will decide Maduro's future and could depose him to lead a transition to democratic elections.
Common combinations with depose
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: