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depose
What does depose mean?
depose (verb): force to leave (an office).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce depose?
/dɪˈpoʊz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does depose come from?
Recorded since c.1300, from Middle English, from Old French deposer, from de- (“down”) + poser (“to put, place”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to depose
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “depose” mean?
force to leave (an office)
Right! That's what “depose” means.
be obliged to pay or repay
Not quite: that's what owe means.
to omit from consideration
Not quite: that's what exclude means.
sit or recline comfortably
Not quite: that's what lounge means.
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