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depose vs bring down

bring down vs depose

depose and bring down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depose No No Yes No
bring down No No Yes No
As verbs, bring down is a hyponym of depose; that is, bring down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depose:
  • depose: force to leave (an office)
  • bring down: cause the downfall of; of rulers
Other hyponyms of depose include overthrow, overturn, subvert.
depose (verb) bring down (verb)
make a deposition; declare under oath cut down on; make a reduction in
force to leave (an office) impose something unpleasant
cause to be enthusiastic
cause to come to the ground
move something or somebody to a lower position
cause the downfall of; of rulers
Difference between depose and bring down

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