depose

动词 depose:

1. force to leave (an office)
   同义词：force out
2. make a deposition; declare under oath
   同义词：swear, depone

1. Investigators will depose the witness behind closed doors.
   调查员们将让证人们在关闭的门后宣誓作证
2. The head of state was deposed by the army.
   国家元首被军队废黜了。

de.pose

v.（动词）
de.posed,de.pos.ing,de.pos.es
v.tr.（及物动词）

To remove from office or power.
免职，罢官：从职位或权力上转移
To dethrone.
废黜（君主）
Law
【法律】
To state or affirm in a deposition or by affidavit.
宣誓作证：通过宣誓或发誓声明或证实
To take a deposition from:
从…取得宣誓证据：
例句：
Investigators will depose the witness behind closed doors.
调查员们将让证人们在关闭的门后宣誓作证

To put or lay down; deposit.
放下；沉淀
v.intr.Law （不及物动词）【法律】
To give a deposition; testify.
宣誓证明：宣誓后给出证词；证明

来源：
Middle English deposen
中古英语 deposen
from Old French deposer
源自 古法语 deposer
alteration influenced by poser [to put] * see pose
受 poser的影响 [放] *参见 pose
of Latin dôpônere [to put down] * see depone
拉丁语 dôpônere的变化 [放下] *参见 depone

【引伸】
depos.able
adj.（形容词）