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Definition of depose verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

depose

verb

NAmE//dɪˈpoʊz//

depose somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they depose

he / she / it deposes

past simple deposed

-ing form deposing

to remove someone, especially a ruler, from power The president was deposed in a military coup.

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