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verb
- 1. appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible: "she was deputed to look after him while Clare was away" Similar
noun
- 1. a person appointed to act in an official capacity or as a representative of another official: Scottish "a depute chairman"
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DEPUTE definition: 1. to ask someone to act or speak for you: 2. If you depute something to someone, you ask them to…. Learn more.
DEPUTE meaning: 1. to ask someone to act or speak for you: 2. If you depute something to someone, you ask them to…. Learn more.
depute in British English. verb (dɪˈpjuːt ) (transitive) 1. to appoint as an agent, substitute, or representative. 2. to assign or transfer (authority, duties, etc) to a deputy; delegate. noun (ˈdɛpjuːt ) 3. Scottish.
Definition of depute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Depute definition: to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.. See examples of DEPUTE used in a sentence.
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give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) synonyms: assign, delegate, designate. see more. select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet. place somebody in a particular situation or location.
The meaning of depute. Definition of depute. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
de•pute (də pyo̅o̅t′), v.t.,-put•ed, -put•ing. to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent. to assign (authority, a function, etc.) to a deputy. Late Latin dēputāre to allot, Latin: to consider, equivalent. to dē-de - + putāre to think. Anglo-French, Old French deputer to assign.
noun A deputy: as, a sheriff depute or an advocate depute. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. transitive verb To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
