Depute

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To appoint or authorize as an agent or a representative.
  • v. To assign (authority or duties) to another; delegate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
  • v. To delegate (a task etc.) to a subordinate.
  • v. To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
  • v. To appoint; to assign; to choose.
  • n. A person deputed; a deputy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To appoint as a substitute or agent; appoint and send with a special commission or authority to act in the name of a principal.
  • To set aside or apart; assign.
  • To assign to a deputy; transfer: as, he deputed his authority to a substitute.
  • To impute.
  • n. A deputy: as, a sheriff depute or an advocate depute.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  • v. appoint as a substitute
  • v. transfer power to someone
  • Verb Form
    deputed    deputes    deputing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    charge    appoint    assign    designate    delegate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    appoint    assign    choose    deputy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    circonstance    persuader    assurement    rigolo    affreux    l'homme    vainement    commande    egard    d'aider