[dɪˈpəʊnənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a verb, especially in Latin or Greek) passive or middle in form but active in meaning


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin deponent- ‘laying aside, putting down’ (in medieval Latin ‘testifying’), from the verb deponere, from de- ‘down’ + ponere ‘place’. The use in grammar arose from the notion that the verb had ‘laid aside’ the passive sense (although in fact these verbs were originally reflexive)

[dɪˈpəʊnənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a deponent verb

- a person who makes a deposition or affidavit under oath


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin deponent- ‘laying aside, putting down’ (in medieval Latin ‘testifying’), from the verb deponere, from de- ‘down’ + ponere ‘place’. The use in grammar arose from the notion that the verb had ‘laid aside’ the passive sense (although in fact these verbs were originally reflexive)