1. (v. t.) To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside.

2. (v. t.) To let fall; to deposit.

3. (v. t.) To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.

4. (v. t.) To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use.

5. (v. t.) To put under oath.

6. (v. i.) To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.

acknowledge affirm allege and candle assert under oath asseverate assure attest aver avouch avow bank bear witness book boot bounce break buck off bump bust can cashier certify chuck declare deconsecrate defrock degrade demote deplume depone deposit deprive deracinate dethrone disbar discharge disclose discrown disemploy disenthrone dislodge dismiss dismount displace displume drum out eject excommunicate expel fire furlough give evidence give the ax give the gate guarantee kick kick upstairs kiss the book lay off let go let out liquidate make redundant mount oust overthrow pension pension off predicate profess protest purge put by read out of release remove remove from office replace retire root out root up sack separate forcibly store stow strip strip of office strip of rank subvert superannuate surplus suspend swear swear by bell swear the truth swear to swear to God swear to goodness testify throw off throw out turn off turn out unchurch uncrown unfrock unhorse unmake unplace unsaddle unseat unthrone uproot upset vouch vow warrant witness