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depone.

To testify, especially in the form of a deposition.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈpəʊn/Received-Pronunciation/dɪˈpoʊn/General-American/diˈ-/General-American
  1. To testify, especially in the form of a deposition.

    intransitive
  2. To take the deposition of; to depose.

    transitive
  3. To lay, as a stake; to wager.

    obsolete · rare · transitive
  4. To lay down; to place

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin dēpōnō English depone From Latin dēpōnō (“lay down, deposit, entrust”).

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