Depone

//dɪˈpəʊn// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To testify, especially in the form of a deposition. intransitive

    "These two females did afterwards depone that Mr. Willet in his consternation uttered but one word"

  2. 2
    make a deposition; declare under oath wordnet
  3. 3
    To take the deposition of; to depose. transitive
  4. 4
    To lay, as a stake; to wager. obsolete, rare, transitive
  5. 5
    To lay down; to place obsolete, transitive

    "c. 1829?, Robert Southey, Inscription at Fort Augustus the obedient element / Lifts or depones its burthen"

Synonyms

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acknowledgeadjudgeaffirmallegeasseverateassure

Example

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"These two females did afterwards depone that Mr. Willet in his consternation uttered but one word"

Etymology

From Latin depono (“lay down, deposit, entrust”).

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