depute

[duh-pyoot]

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verb (used with object), de·put·ed, de·put·ing.

to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
to assign (authority, a function, etc.) to a deputy.

Origin of depute

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

Related formsdep·u·ta·ble

[dep-yuh-tuh-buh l, duh-pyoo-] /ˈdɛp yə tə bəl, dəˈpyu-/, adjectiveun·de·put·ed, adjective

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Related Words for deputed

appointed, instruct, engage, offer, invest, give, send, charge, promise, allocate, hold, empower, establish, authorize, accredit, elect, assign, designate, appoint, describe

Examples from the Web for deputed

Contemporary Examples of deputed

In any other democracy, the chief justice or a very senior judge would have been deputed to try it.
Is Julia Tymoshenko Europe’s Aung San Suu Kyi?
Geoffrey Robertson
October 23, 2012

Historical Examples of deputed

Perhaps he has been deputed by her parents, or by her friend, to look after her.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)
William Delisle Hay
When their other tasks were done, Maggie and Elvira were deputed to set the table.
Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885
Various
Well, I rather think that he did say that I had been deputed by you to convey the message to him.
Luttrell Of Arran
Charles James Lever
Anyway, the man was to be hanged and I was deputed to attend the execution.
The Making Of A Novelist
David Christie Murray
The sentence was announced to Du Bourg in his cell by the deputed judges.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Henry Martyn Baird

British Dictionary definitions for deputed

depute

verb (dɪˈpjuːt) (tr)

to appoint as an agent, substitute, or representative
to assign or transfer (authority, duties, etc) to a deputy; delegate

noun (ˈdɛpjuːt)

Scot
1. a deputy
2. (as modifier; usually postpositive)sheriff depute

Word Origin for depute

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

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Word Origin and History for deputed

depute

mid-14c., "to appoint, assign," from Middle French deputer, from Late Latin deputare "destine, allot" (see deputy). Related: Deputed; deputing.