depone

Example Sentences

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It was not in his quality as confessor that Fra Gervasio heard the dying man depone.

From The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza by Sabatini, Rafael

I don't know but I depone it was Scott and Charleton.

From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré

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

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

From Gustavus Vasa and other poems by Walker, William Sidney

One of the hands speaking in vulgar English accent was heard to depone, 'By George if I could only get that prize I'd be a happy man, and would go back to old h-England.'

From An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)