depose

verb

1. 1

   To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.

2. 2

   To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent.

   “A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored in a subsequent revolution.”

3. 3

   To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition

4. 4

   To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition; typically done by a lawyer.

   “After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial.”

5. 5

   To take or swear an oath.

6. 6

   To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.