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
"So far we have captured 10 leopards," says AK Singh, the forest official deputed of the district.
From BBC ● May 18, 2023
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
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
But such shall be diligently attended to by certain persons deputed to this purpose, chamberers or chambresses, who according to the need of each and the resources of the house, shall minister garments to them....
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
