DEPOSIT

deposit. Deposit, v.t. to trust in the hands of another, to cast down

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De‐pos″it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deposited; p. pr. & vb. n. Depositing.] [[L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See Depone, and cf. Deposit, n.]] 1. 1. To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium.
The fear is deposited in conscience. Jer. Taylor. 2. 2. To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
3. 3. To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order.
4. 4. To lay aside; to rid one's self of.
If what is written prove useful to you, to the depositing that which I can not but deem an error. Hammond. ☞ Both this verb and the noun following were formerly written deposite.