depose

vt. dethrone废黜。
△1H.IV.2.4.484 (435):“Depose me?”篡夺我的王位吗？
△R.III.1.3.161 (160):“If not that I am queen you bow like subjects,/ Yetthat,by you deposed,you quake like rebels.” i.e. Ifyou bow not as subjects because I am queen. at leastyou quake like rebels because you have deposed me. 如果你们不因为我是王后而对我低头膜拜，至少也要因为我被你们废黜而像叛徒一样在我面前发抖吧。
～ vi. swear an oath,take a solemn oath发誓，庄严宣誓。
△3H.VI.1.2.25:“Henry had none (i.e. no authori-ty). but did usurp the place. / Then. seeing ’twas hethat made you to depose,/ Your oath,my lord,isvain and frivolous. ”亨利并没有什么权威，他不过是篡夺了王位。那么，既然是他让你宣誓，你的这句誓言，大人，就是无效而不起法律作用的。

depose[diˈpəuz]

v.罢官，免职，废黜，置放，罢免，宣誓作证
◇depose from office开除公职
depose to（在法庭上）作证
‖ deposable adj.可废除的，可罢黜的
deposal n.免职，废位
deposition n.革职，废王位，免职