depone

Verb

Verb Forms: deponed, deponing, depones

To give testimony under oath, typically in a legal context.
make a deposition; declare under oath
To testify, especially in the form of a deposition.
To take the deposition of; to depose.
To lay, as a stake; to wager.
To lay down; to place

Examples

The rules expert had to DEPONE on whether the challenged word was valid or not.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin depono (“lay down, deposit, entrust”).

Synonyms

depose, swear

Scrabble Score: 9

depone: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
depone: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
depone: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

depone: valid Words With Friends Word