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De*port" (?), n. Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] "Goddesslike deport." Milton.

De`por*ta"tion (?), n. [L. depotatio: cf. F. déportation.] The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

In their deportations, they had often the favor of their conquerors.

Atterbury.

De*port"ment (?), n. [F. déportement misconduct, OF., demeanor. See Deport.] Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage; especially, manner of acting with respect to the courtesies and duties of life; behavior; demeanor; bearing.

The gravity of his deportment carried him safe through many difficulties.

Swift.

De*por"ture (?), n. Deportment. [Obs.]

Stately port and majestical deporture.

Speed.

De*pos"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being deposed or deprived of office. Howell.

De*pos"al (?), n. The act of deposing from office; a removal from the throne. Fox.

De*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Deposing.][FF. déposer, in the sense of L. deponere to put down; but from pref. dé- (L. de) + poser to place. See Pose, Pause.] 1. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. [Obs.]

Thus when the state one Edward did depose, A greater Edward in his room arose.

Dryden.

2. To let fall; to deposit. [Obs.]

Additional mud deposed upon it.

Woodward.

3. To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.

A tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to be deposed.

Prynne.

4. To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use. Abbott.

To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands.

Bacon.

5. To put under oath. [Obs.]

Depose him in the justice of his cause.

Shak.

De*pose", v. i. To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.