deposition

Meaning of deposition

noun
  1. the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.
    Edward V's deposition
  2. the giving of sworn evidence.
    the deposition of four expert witnesses
  3. the action of depositing something.
    pebbles formed by the deposition of calcium in solution
  4. the removal of the body of Christ from the Cross.

late Middle English: from Latin depositio(n- ), from the verb deponere (see deposit).

Information about deposition

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of deposition is: depositions.
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Hyphenation of deposition

de-po-si-tion

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
  • deposition is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

deposition synonyms

Meaning deposit:

deposit

Meaning dethronement:

dethronement

Meaning a removal from power:

overthrow

Meaning tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down:

overturning

Meaning overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall:

toppling

Meaning a loss of power, prosperity, or status:

downfall

Meaning the dismissal of someone from a job:

removal

Meaning cause (someone) to fall from a horse or bicycle:

unseating

Meaning supersede and replace:

supplanting

Meaning the action of moving something from its place or position:

displacement

Meaning the act of ordering or allowing someone to leave:

dismissal

Meaning the action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police:

discharge

Meaning drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place:

ousting

Meaning the action of forcing someone to leave an organization:

expulsion

Meaning officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization:

expelling

Meaning the action of forcing or throwing something out; emission:

ejection

Meaning force or throw (something) out in a violent or sudden way:

ejecting

Meaning reduction in rank or status:

demotion

Meaning ejection from a property, especially wrongful ejection; deprivation of an inheritance:

ouster

Meaning an act of dismissing someone from employment:

sacking

Meaning the action of setting fire to something:

firing

Meaning the action of throwing someone out of a window:

defenestration

Meaning put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place:

depositing

Meaning resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):

settling

Meaning the acquisition or gradual gathering of something:

accumulation

Meaning deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way:

dumping

Meaning the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution:

precipitation

Translation of deposition

Anagrams of deposition

positioned

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