# deponent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈpəʊnənt/

## Definitions
1. Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).

## Etymology
From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”). The name comes from the idea that such verbs were originally reflexive and then later "laid aside" their passive meanings.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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