deposit Copy link Outline I. To lay down1. dēpōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (more freq. in sense II.2. pōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3II. To put for safe keeping1. dēpōno, 3 (constr. various2. mando, commendo, 1 • deposit: I. To lay down: 1. dēpōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (more freq. in sense II.: v. infr.): to d. seeds in a furrow, semina sulco d., Col. 2. pōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3: to d. eggs, ova p., Ov.: v. to lay, place. II. To put for safe keeping: 1. dēpōno, 3 (constr. various: v. infr.): to d. money in a temple, pecuniam in templo d., Liv.: also with acc.: in silvas d., Caes.: to d. money with any one, pecuniam apud aliquem d., Cic.; also, ad aliquem, Varr.: to d. money in the treasury, pecuniam in publicum d., Caes. 2. mando, commendo, 1: v. to commit, trust. Phr.: to d. a slave as a pledge, servum pignori dare, Pap. dig.