deprive of rank
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depose — de·pose /di pōz/ vb de·posed, de·pos·ing vt 1: to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit 2: to take testimony from esp. by deposition plaintiffs...were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants National Law Journal compare … Law dictionary
unmake — transitive verb (unmade; making) Date: 15th century 1. to cause to disappear ; destroy 2. to deprive of rank or office ; depose 3. to deprive of essential characteristics ; change the nature of … New Collegiate Dictionary
un|state — «uhn STAYT», transitive verb, stat|ed, stat|ing. 1. to deprive of rank or status. 2. to deprive of the character of a state … Useful english dictionary
unseat — 1590s, to throw down from a seat (especially on horseback), from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + SEAT (Cf. seat) (v.). Meaning to deprive of rank or office is attested from 1610s; especially of elected office in a representative body from 1834 … Etymology dictionary
disennoble — v. a. Degrade, disgrace, make ignoble, deprive of rank or dignity, strip of title … New dictionary of synonyms
unseat — [unsēt′] vt. 1. to throw or dislodge from a seat; specif., UNHORSE 2. to remove from office, deprive of rank, etc … English World dictionary
un|make — «uhn MAYK», transitive verb, made, mak|ing. 1. to undo the making of; cause to be no longer in being: »The British people will have made a bad bargain, which they will be able to unmake only at great cost (Manchester Guardian Weekly). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
strip someone of — deprive someone of (rank, power, or property). → strip … English new terms dictionary
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
Excommunication — • Exclusion from the communion, the principal and severest censure, is a medicinal, spiritual penalty that deprives the guilty Christian of all participation in the common blessings of ecclesiastical society Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… … Catholic encyclopedia
