depute
verb (used with object)
to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
deputed
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past participleof depute.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof depute.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
deputeverb (used with object)to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
Example Sentences
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"But media teams deputed inside Jinnah Convention Centre do not know what's happening outside."
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
When he failed to do so, his cousin Amy Lowell took on the task: “I like to imagine that the task has been deputed to me in his stead.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
The day after his death, she was deputed to deliver an emotional speech to the world's press, who had gathered at the quayside.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2021
He was usually deputed to pick up the opposing playmaker and the coach Bobby Haarms described him as being "like a kamikaze pilot" as he pursued him, often deep into opposition territory.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2013
He frequently accompanied the three little girls and the second nurse, when they were deputed to carry a basket of good things to any house in the village where there was need.
From A Soldier's Son by Maude M. Butler
