[{"word":"deposed","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored in a subsequent revolution."},{"definition":"To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition; typically done by a lawyer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial."},{"definition":"To take or swear an oath.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["declare"],"antonyms":["restore"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/depose","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deposed"]}]