deputize

[ dep-yuh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, dep·u·tized, dep·u·tiz·ing.

1. to appoint as deputy.

verb (used without object)

, dep·u·tized, dep·u·tiz·ing.

1. to act as a deputy; substitute.

deputize

/ ˈdɛpjʊˌtaɪz /

verb

1. to appoint or act as deputy

Other Words From

• depu·ti·zation noun
• de-depu·tize verb (used with object) dedeputized dedeputizing
• un·depu·tized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deputize¹

First recorded in 1720–30; deput(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

To reach that goal, the company will need to be able to deputize its traditional ad slots into addressable placements by overlaying them with targeted campaigns.

From Digiday

You may even want to deputize him as a de facto project manager to keep track of who’s doing those projects.

From Washington Post

Clinton didn’t want to do the Sunday shows and Rice was deputized to be the face of the Obama Administration.

From Time

Instead, McCarthy deputized Katko to negotiate it and then waited a few days to rip the rug out from beneath him, with an assist from McConnell.

From Washington Post

Sometimes it was deputizing your own community, but it happened.

From Digiday

Another has Mubarak deputize his vice president and step down in all but name.

From The Daily Beast

The Sheriff denied that he had promised to deputize the Pinkertons.

From Project Gutenberg

Now I deny that Congress can deputize its legislative powers.

From Project Gutenberg

A good manager, though, can't simply go and deputize every detail of his job.

From Project Gutenberg

You may safely deputize only so long as, by so doing, you leave yourself free for the more important, more profitable decisions.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Pierson, I deputize you to gather up the stray sunbeams for me that memory may have a regal crown to wear when I am far away.

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