depute
verb (used with object)
to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
have deputed
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present perfectof depute.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"A capital thing for Percy, but I thought at least you would have deputed the Infanta."
From Magnum Bonum by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
As I am unable to communicate my opinion verbally to you, I have deputed my agent, Major-General Stolietoff.
From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh
For nothing in the world would he have deputed this important office to a subordinate inspector.
From The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Hugo, Victor
Why Prince Borghese should have deputed this dragon service to another instead of undertaking it himself, is a question which I cannot answer.
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)
But the gods would not have it that such journey should be easy, so they have deputed the siren Sympathy to distract the wayfarer, to dim his vision with her tearful mist.
From The Home and the World by Tagore, Rabindranath
