depose

«depose» in Mova's school dictionary: To remove a ruler or leader from power, often by force — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (depose, deposes, deposed, deposing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To remove a ruler or leader from power, often by force. tree →

2) (law) To give evidence under oath, especially in a written statement outside court; or to question someone in this way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and Bible lessons: kings and queens were deposed; in the Bible, God «has brought down rulers from their thrones» (from Mary's song). In news: a president can be deposed by a revolution or a vote. Phrases: «depose a king», «the deposed leader», «be deposed from power».

examples

• The people deposed the cruel king. tree →
• The deposed queen fled to another country. tree →
• The general tried to depose the president. tree →
• In the story, the wicked uncle deposed the rightful prince. tree →
• The lawyer deposed the witness in his office. tree →
• Rulers who ignore the people risk being deposed. tree →
• Ever since Akela had been deposed, the Pack had been without a leader, hunting and fighting at their own pleasure. tree →

note

Regular verb. Noun: «deposition» (removing a ruler; or a sworn statement). Do not confuse with «dispose» (to get rid of something) or «deposit» (to put down; money in a bank). Formal word.

In the corpora

• And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «depose» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.