depute
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈdɛ.pjuːt/ / /dɪˈpjuːt/
noun
Etymology: From French députer, from Latin deputo.
- A deputy.
“[…] discharging hereby the said sheriff and his deputes […]”
verb
Etymology: From French députer, from Latin deputo.
- To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
- To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
“Will Wyatt having moved up a notch, the project was deputed to a second team of producers whose judgement I didn't trust.”
- To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
“There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.”
“Some persons, deputed by a meeting.”
- To appoint; to assign; to choose.
“The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues.”