depone
1Depone — De*pone , v. i. To testify under oath; to depose; to bear witness. [A Scotticism] [1913 Webster] The fairy Glorians, whose credibility on this point can not be called in question, depones to the confinement of Merlin in a tree. Dunlop. [1913… …
2Depone — 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… …
3depone — index acknowledge (declare), affirm (declare solemnly), attest, bear (adduce), certify (attest) …
4depone — [dē pōn′] vt., vi. deponed, deponing [L deponere, to put down (in ML, testify): see DEPOSE] Archaic to declare under oath, esp. in writing; testify …
5depone — verb (deponed; deponing) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin deponere, from Latin, to put down, from de + ponere to put more at position Date: 15th century testify …
6depone — /di pohn /, v.t., v.i., deponed, deponing. to testify under oath; depose. [1525 35; < L deponere to put away, down, aside (ML: to testify), equiv. to de DE + ponere to put] * * * …
7depone — verb a) To testify, especially in the form of a deposition. b) To take the deposition of; to depose …
8depone — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Law. To give evidence or testimony under oath: attest, swear, testify, witness. Law: depose. Idioms: bear witness, take the stand. See LAW …
9depone — de·pone || dɪ pəʊn v. testify under oath …
10depone — v. n. (Old Eng. and Scotch law.) Depose, testify, affirm, state, bear witness …
