depose (the foll. are the rarer uses)
1.
to deprive a
person of (something)
R2 IV. i. 192
“You may my glories and
my state depose.”
2.
to give evidence upon
oath Meas. V. i. 192, 3H6 I. ii. 26.
3.
to examine on oath
R2 I. iii. 30
“Depose him in the
justice of his cause.”
