Depose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

force to leave (an office)

make a deposition; declare under oath

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹsɪkˌɑːlʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpˈəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpˈəʊz/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹsɪkˌɑːlʌm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swear depone force out

Word Forms

deposition	noun	the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
swearing	noun	a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
deposer	noun	a person who testifies or gives a deposition
deponent	noun	a person who testifies or gives a deposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

absetzen

zum Verlassen eines Büros zwingen

🇫🇷French

déposer

forcer à quitter (un bureau)

🇪🇸Spanish

deponer

obligar a salir (una oficina)

🇮🇹Italian

deporre

forzare a lasciare (un ufficio)

🇳🇱Dutch

afzetten

gedwongen te vertrekken (een kantoor)

🇵🇹Portuguese

depor

forçar a sair (um escritório)

🇷🇺Russian

свергать

заставить покинуть (офис)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निकाल देना

(एक कार्यालय) छोड़ने के लिए मजबूर करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পদত্যাগ করা

ছেড়ে যেতে বাধ্য করা (একটি অফিস)

🇮🇳Tamil

பதவி நீக்கம்

வெளியேற கட்டாயப்படுத்த (ஒரு அலுவலகம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలదీస్తాయి

బయలుదేరమని బలవంతం (ఒక కార్యాలయం)

🇮🇳Marathi

पदच्युत करणे

(कार्यालय) सोडण्यास भाग पाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પદભ્રષ્ટ કરવું

છોડવા દબાણ કરો (ઓફિસ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪದಚ್ಯುತಗೊಳಿಸು

ಬಿಡಲು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸು (ಕಚೇರಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനഭ്രഷ്ടനാക്കുക

പോകാൻ നിർബന്ധിക്കുക (ഒരു ഓഫീസ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਖਾਸਤ

ਛੱਡਣ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ (ਇੱਕ ਦਫ਼ਤਰ)

🇵🇰Urdu

معزول

چھوڑنے پر مجبور کریں (ایک دفتر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

免职

强迫离开（办公室）

🇯🇵Japanese

退位させる

（オフィスを）強制的に退去させる

🇰🇷Korean

폐하다

강제로 (사무실을) 떠나게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạ bệ

buộc phải rời khỏi (một văn phòng)

🇹🇭Thai

ถอดถอน

บังคับให้ออก (สำนักงาน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

memecat

terpaksa meninggalkan (kantor)

🇵🇭Filipino

patalsikin

puwersahang umalis (isang opisina)

🇲🇾Malay

menurunkan

memaksa untuk meninggalkan (pejabat)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إيداع

الإجبار على المغادرة (مكتب)

🇮🇷Persian

خلع کردن

اجبار به ترک (یک دفتر)

🇹🇷Turkish

ifade vermek

(ofisi) terk etmeye zorlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַדִיחַ

כוח לעזוב (משרד)

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