"depose" meaning in English

See depose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈpəʊz/ [UK], /diˈpoʊz/ [US] Audio: en-us-depose.ogg [US] Forms: depose [canonical], deposes [third-person, singular], deposed [past], deposed [past, participle], deposing [present, participle]
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  1. If you depose a leader or rule, you remove them from service.
    Sense id: simple-depose-en-verb-cOgVn~8v
     
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