Depone

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Depone \De*pone"\ (d[-e]*p[=o]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deponed}
     (-p[=o]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deponing}.] [L. deponere,
     depositum, to put down, in LL., to assert under oath; de- +
     ponere to put, place. See {Position}, and cf. {Deposit}.]
     1. To lay, as a stake; to wager. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
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     2. To lay down. [R.] --Southey.
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     3. To assert under oath; to depose. [A Scotticism]
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              Sprot deponeth that he entered himself thereafter in
              conference.                           --State
                                                    Trials(1606).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Depone \De*pone"\, v. i.
     To testify under oath; to depose; to bear witness. [A
     Scotticism]
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           The fairy Glorians, whose credibility on this point can
           not be called in question, depones to the confinement
           of Merlin in a tree.                     --Dunlop.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  depone
       v : make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: {swear}, {depose}]