depose meaning
UK US /dɪˈpoʊz/ 2 syllables
depose (verb): force to leave (an office).
depose has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
depose as a verb
depose in a sentence
- Often the people do not wish to depose a tyrant, often they cannot not.
- With US help, dictator Manuel Noriega was deposed in 1989.
- The communists who helped depose the Shah were purged by the Ayatollahs in the 1980s.
- The president was deposed by the military.
- Delay, deny, and depose.
How to pronounce depose
depose is pronounced /dɪˈpoʊz/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with depose
Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in SE · 6-letter words
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