depose
v
1 [Tn] remove (esp a ruler such as a king) from power 罢免, 革除, 废黜(尤指统治者, 如国王).
2 [Ipr, Tf] ~ to doing sth (law 律) give (usu written) evidence, esp on oath in a lawcourt (通常以书面)证明, 作证(尤指在法庭宣誓)
depose to having seen sth 宣誓证明曾目睹某事物
depose that one saw sth 宣誓证明亲眼见到某事物. Cf 参看 deposition.
Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.