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deporre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • depose verb To remove someone, especially a ruler or leader, from power.
  • fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
  • lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
  • overthrow verb To remove a government or leader from power by force.
  • pose verb To hold a particular position of the body, often for a photo or painting.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
  • testify verb To give a formal statement as a witness, usually under oath in court.

Senses

deporre is used for these senses in English:

  • fall (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
  • fall (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
  • fall (intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
  • overthrow (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
  • pose (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
  • set (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
  • set down (transitive, , especially, _, British) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.
  • testify To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.

depose — full definition

  1. verb To remove someone, especially a ruler or leader, from power.
  2. verb To give sworn testimony, or to formally question someone under oath, especially in a legal case.

fall — full definition

  1. verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
  2. verb To decrease in amount, level, or intensity.
  3. verb To be defeated, collapse, or come to an end (of a government, city, or empire).
  4. verb To happen or occur on a particular date.
  5. noun Autumn; the season between summer and winter.

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