De‐pone″ (dē̍‐pōn″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deponed (–pōnd″); 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. Hudibras.
2. To lay down. Southey.
3. To assert under oath; to depose.
Sprot deponeth that he entered himself thereafter in conference. State Trials(1606).