Part 2960

<blockquote>Sprot <b>deponeth</b> that he entered himself thereafter in conference. <i>State Trials(1606).</i></blockquote>

<h1>Depone</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*pone"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To testify under oath; to depose; to bear witness.</def> <mark>[A Scotticism]</mark>

<blockquote>The fairy Glorians, whose credibility on this point can not be called in question, <b>depones</b> to the confinement of Merlin in a tree. <i>Dunlop.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Deponent</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*po"nent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deponenes</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, laying down. See <er>Depone</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Gr. & Lat. Gram.)</fld> <def>A deponent verb.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Deponent</er>, <er>Affiant</er>.</syn> <usage> These are legal terms describing a person who makes a written declaration under oath, with a view to establish certain facts. An <i>affiant</i> is one who makes an affidavit, or declaration under oath, in order to establish the truth of what he says. A <i>deponenet</i> is one who makes a deposition, or gives written testimony under oath, to be used in the trial of some case before a court of justice. See under <er>Deposition</er>.</usage>

<h1>Deponent</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*po"nent</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deponens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, laying down (its proper passive meaning), p. pr. of <ets>deponere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82ponent</ets>. See <er>Depone</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Having a passive form with an active meaning, as certain latin and Greek verbs.</def>

<h1>Depopulacy</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*pop"u*la*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Depopulation; destruction of population.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Chapman.</i>

<h1>Depopulate</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*pop"u*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Depopulated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Depopulating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>depopulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>depopulari</ets> to ravage; <ets>de-</ets> + <ets>populari</ets> to ravage, fr. <ets>populus</ets> people: cf. OF. <ets>depopuler</ets>, F. <ets>d\'82peupler</ets>. See <er>People</er>.]</ety> <def>To deprive of inhabitants, whether by death or by expulsion; to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople; to unpeople.</def>

<blockquote>Where is this viper, That would <b>depopulate</b> the city? <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; It is not synonymous with <i>laying waste</i> or destroying, being limited to the loss of inhabitants; as, an army or a famine may <i>depopulate</i> a country. It rarely expresses an entire loss of inhabitants, but often a great diminution of their numbers; as, the deluge <i>depopulated</i> the earth.</note>

<h1>Depopulate</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*pop"u*late</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To become dispeopled.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>Whether the country be <b>depopulating</b> or not. <i>Goldsmith.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Depopulation</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*pop`u*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>depopulatio</ets> pillaging: cf. F. <ets>d\'82population</ets> depopulation.]</ety> <def>The act of depopulating, or condition of being depopulated; destruction or explusion of inhabitants.</def>

<blockquote>The desolation and <b>depopulation</b> [of St.Quentin] were now complete. <i>Motley.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Depopulator</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*pop"u*la`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., pillager.]</ety> <def>One who depopulates; a dispeopler.</def>

<h1>Deport</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*port"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Deported</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Deporting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82porter</ets> to transport for life, OF., to divert, amuse, from L. <ets>deportare</ets> to carry away; <ets>de-</ets> + <ets>portare</ets> to carry. See <er>Port</er> demeanor.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.</def>