depute

[duh-pyoot]

verb (used with object)

deputed, deputing 

1. to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.

2. to assign (authority, a function, etc.) to a deputy.

depute

verb

1. to appoint as an agent, substitute, or representative

2. to assign or transfer (authority, duties, etc) to a deputy; delegate

noun

1. 1. a deputy

   2. ( as modifier; usually postpositive )

      sheriff depute

Other Word Forms

• deputable adjective
• undeputed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of depute¹

1350–1400; Middle English deputen < Anglo-French, Old French deputer to assign < Late Latin dēputāre to allot, Latin: to consider, equivalent to dē- de- + putāre to think

Word History and Origins

Origin of depute¹

C15: from Old French deputer, from Late Latin dēputāre to assign, allot, from Latin _de- + putāre to think, consider

Example Sentences

Advocate depute Chris Jones said the officers were forced to duck as Ley fired off a series of bolts at them from his bedroom.

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Advocate depute Alan Cameron KC told the hearing a list of witnesses and documents had been lodged which included a draft joint agreement of evidence.

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McKelvie's partner and SNP depute leader Keith Brown described her as a beloved mother-of-two, partner and grandmother who "lit up every room she was in with her positivity and bright smile".

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Advocate depute Greg Farrell said the pair had regularly been in touch with each other on Instagram, initially on "good terms" before there was a "falling out" over £50.

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The advocate depute said that Parker was diagnosed with a "recurring personality disorder" in 2021 and that doctors described him symptoms as a "paranoid personality trait".

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Related Words

• allocate 
• allot 
• appoint 
• appropriate 
• assign 
• authorize 
• choose 
• define 
• describe 
• earmark 
• elect 
• mark 
• name 
• nominate 
• set aside 
• stipulate