動詞 depose:

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

1. Investigators will depose the witness behind closed doors.
   調(diào)查員們將讓證人們在關(guān)閉的門后宣誓作證
2. The head of state was deposed by the army.
   國家元首被軍隊廢黜了。

de.pose

v.（動詞）
de.posed,de.pos.ing,de.pos.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To remove from office or power.
免職，罷官：從職位或權(quán)力上轉(zhuǎn)移
To dethrone.
廢黜（君主）
Law
【法律】
To state or affirm in a deposition or by affidavit.
宣誓作證：通過宣誓或發(fā)誓聲明或證實
To take a deposition from:
從…取得宣誓證據(jù)：
例句：
Investigators will depose the witness behind closed doors.
調(diào)查員們將讓證人們在關(guān)閉的門后宣誓作證

To put or lay down; deposit.
放下；沉淀
v.intr.Law （不及物動詞）【法律】
To give a deposition; testify.
宣誓證明：宣誓后給出證詞；證明

來源：
Middle English deposen
中古英語 deposen
from Old French deposer
源自 古法語 deposer
alteration influenced by poser [to put] * see pose
受 poser的影響 [放] *參見 pose
of Latin dôpônere [to put down] * see depone
拉丁語 dôpônere的變化 [放下] *參見 depone

【引伸】
depos.able
adj.（形容詞）