deponent

/dɪˈpəʊnənt/

deponent

English Adj

Definition

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.