Depute
[dɪ'pjuːt] or [dɪ'pjut]
Definition
(v. t.) To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
(v. t.) To appoint; to assign; to choose.
(n.) A person deputed; a deputy.
Inputed by Andre
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Delegate, commission, send out, appoint as agent.
Inputed by Giles
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Appoint, commission, charge, entrust, delegate, authorize, accredit,constitute
ANT:Recall, discard, dismiss, discommission, supersede
Editor: Margaret
Definition
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.
Checker: Phyllis
Examples
- He had been constrained to depute Mr Venus to keep their dusty friend, Boffin, under inspection, while he himself turned lank and lean at the Bower. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He was the one deputed to see and arrange with the police--to lead in all the requisite steps. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Editor: Lois