5. To put under oath. [Obs.] Depose him in the justice of his cause. Shak.
DEPOSE
De*pose", v. i.
Defn: To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition. Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose, Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous. Shak.
DEPOSER
De*pos"er, n.
1. One who deposes or degrades from office.
2. One who testifies or deposes; a deponent.
DEPOSIT
De*pos"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depoited; p. pr. & vb. n. Depositing.]
Etym: [L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See Depone, and cf. Deposit,
n.]
1. To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium. The fear is deposited in conscience. Jer. Taylor.
2. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
3. To lodge in some one's hands for sale keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order.