Definition of depute Depute
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We found 13 definitions of depute from 6 different sources.
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What does depute mean?
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| depute - appoint as a substitute | ||
| deputize, deputise | ||
| appoint, charge furnish; "a beautifully appointed house" | ||
| depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||
| delegate, designate, assign | ||
| appoint, charge furnish; "a beautifully appointed house" | ||
| mandate assign authority to | ||
| cast form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" | ||
| post publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" | ||
| cast form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" | ||
| devolve grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" | ||
| task assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children" | ||
| place take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" | ||
| regiment assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers" | ||
| reassign, transfer transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" | ||
| delegate, depute give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||
| mandate assign authority to | ||
| kick upstairs, elevate, promote, upgrade, advance, raise change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent | ||
| demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" | ||
| place take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" | ||
| depute - transfer power to someone | ||
| delegate | ||
| delegate, depute, designate, assign give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- depute (v. t.)
To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate. - depute (v. t.)
To appoint; to assign; to choose. - depute (n.)
A person deputed; a deputy.
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depute
To authorise someone to act on his/her behalf. -
depute
To give something to (a person), or assign a task to (a person).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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depute
de-pūt′, v.t. to appoint or send, as a substitute or agent: to send with a special commission: to make over one's powers to another.—adj. in Scotland, appointed deputy (as in sheriff-depute—often called simply the depute).—n. Deputā′tion, act of deputing: the person or persons deputed or appointed to transact business for another: persons sent to state a case before a government official.—v.t. Dep′utise, to appoint as deputy.—v.i. to act as such.—n. Dep′uty, one deputed or appointed to act for another: a delegate or representative, or substitute. [Fr.,—L. deputāre, to cut off, (late) to select.]
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🔤- depute, verb, present, 1st person singular of depute (infinitive).
- depute, verb (infinitive).
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