Thesaurus: depute

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1. v. t. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
2. v. t. To appoint; to assign; to choose.
3. n. A person deputed; a deputy.
4. v. transfer power to someone
5. v. appoint as a substitute
6. v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
7. 1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate. There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 2. Sam. xv. 3. Some persons, deputed by a meeting. Macaulay. 2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.] The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues. Barrow. A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]
8. A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]
9. v. appoint as a substitute