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Depose vs. Dispose
Depose
/dɪˈpəʊz/Examples:
In court, she was asked to depose the truth about the incident.The king was deposed by a popular uprising last year.Witnesses were called to depose what they saw at the scene.
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Dispose
/dɪˈspəʊz/Examples:
He was kept busy disposing of his heap of manuscripts.He is otherwise disposed of.''That disposes pretty effectually of the household,' continued the inspector.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Depose often refers to removing someone from a position of power, particularly in a formal or authoritative manner; relates to dethrone.
- Dispose relates to getting rid of something; think of at your disposal to indicate something that's ready to be used or cast aside.
- Deposition usually involves legal terminology, while disposal might remind you of trash or unwanted items.
- Remember, depose typically involves an authority figure; dispose involves items or things.
- A legal setting often involves depose (taking a statement), whereas dispose could relate to handling or discarding objects.
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