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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Depone \De*pone"\, verb (used without an object) To testify under oath; to depose; to bear witness. [A Scotticism]
The fairy Glorians, whose credibility on this point can not be called in question, depones to the confinement of Merlin in a tree. --Dunlop.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Depone \De*pone"\ (d[-e]*p[=o]n"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Deponed} (-p[=o]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deponing}.] [L. deponere, depositum, to put down, in LL., to assert under oath; de- + ponere to put, place. See {Position}, and cf. {Deposit}.]
1. To lay, as a stake; to wager. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
2. To lay down. [R.] --Southey.
3. To assert under oath; to depose. [A Scotticism]
Sprot deponeth that he entered himself thereafter in conference. --State Trials(1606).
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
depone
verb: make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: {swear}, {depose}]
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