depone

Example Sentences

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Mr Melmotte had been asked to depone the title-deeds, and had promised to do so as soon as the day of the wedding should have been fixed with the consent of all the parties. 

From The Way We Live Now by Trollope, Anthony

These two females did afterwards depone that Mr Willet in his consternation uttered but one word, and called that up the stairs in a stentorian voice, six distinct times.

From Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty by Dickens, Charles

"But you depone that he charged you to tell only the truth?"

From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James

Infaustos animis depone timores, Vicinamque urbem et celsæ pete tecta Damasci.

From Gustavus Vasa and other poems by Walker, William Sidney

"He's up on the shoulder of Lost Chief, I depone," said Johnny.

From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré