depone

v., -poned, -pon·ing, -pones.

v.tr.
To depose.

v.intr.
To give testimony by affidavit or deposition.

[Middle English deponen, from Medieval Latin dēpōnere, from Latin, to put down : dē-, de- + pōnere, to put.]

(di-POHN)
verb tr., intr.
To declare under oath.

Etymology
From Medieval Latin deponere (to testify), from Latin (to put down), from de- + ponere (to put). The word depone is often used in another form (depose). But the noun form of the word is clear: deponent.

Usage
"Byamugisha dismissed Besigye's reasons proving he is AIDS-free on the basis that he has never broken down or been bed-ridden, with a reference to an affidavit deponed by Maj. Rubaramira Ruranga to the general effect that he has managed to live a normal life for 16 years." — Henry Ochieng; Dr. Besigye Told to Prove AIDS Status; The Monitor (Kampala, Uganda); Apr 10, 2001.

"But now one Mr. Jones comes forth and depones That fifteen years since, he had heard certain groans On his way to Stonehenge (to examine the stones Described in a work of the late Sir John Soane's)." — Thomas Ingoldsby (Richard Harris Barham); The Ingoldsby Legends, 19th c.

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verb

To give evidence or testimony under oath: attest, swear, testify, witness. Law depose. Idioms: bear witness, take the stand. See law.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make a deposition; declare under oath
  Synonyms: swear, depose

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