depute

de·pute

D0148600 (dĭ-pyo͞ot′)tr.v. de·put·ed, de·put·ing, de·putes 1. To appoint or authorize as an agent or representative.2. To assign (authority or duties) to another; delegate.

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[Middle English deputen, from Old French deputer, from Late Latin dēputāre, to allot, from Latin, to consider : dē-, de- + putāre, to ponder; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

depute

vb (tr) 1. to appoint as an agent, substitute, or representative2. to assign or transfer (authority, duties, etc) to a deputy; delegate n a. a deputy b. (as modifier; usually postpositive): sheriff depute. [C15: from Old French deputer, from Late Latin dēputāre to assign, allot, from Latin de- + putāre to think, consider]

de•pute

(dəˈpyut)

v.t. -put•ed, -put•ing. 1. to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent. 2. to assign (authority, a function, etc.) to a deputy. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French deputer to assign < Late Latin dēputāre to allot, Latin: to consider =dē- de- + putāre to think] dep•u•ta•ble (ˈdɛp yə tə bəl, dəˈpyu-) adj.

depute

Past participle: deputed
Gerund: deputing

Imperative
depute
depute

Present
I depute
you depute
he/she/it deputes
we depute
you depute
they depute

Preterite
I deputed
you deputed
he/she/it deputed
we deputed
you deputed
they deputed

Present Continuous
I am deputing
you are deputing
he/she/it is deputing
we are deputing
you are deputing
they are deputing

Present Perfect
I have deputed
you have deputed
he/she/it has deputed
we have deputed
you have deputed
they have deputed

Past Continuous
I was deputing
you were deputing
he/she/it was deputing
we were deputing
you were deputing
they were deputing

Past Perfect
I had deputed
you had deputed
he/she/it had deputed
we had deputed
you had deputed
they had deputed

Future
I will depute
you will depute
he/she/it will depute
we will depute
you will depute
they will depute

Future Perfect
I will have deputed
you will have deputed
he/she/it will have deputed
we will have deputed
you will have deputed
they will have deputed

Future Continuous
I will be deputing
you will be deputing
he/she/it will be deputing
we will be deputing
you will be deputing
they will be deputing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been deputing
you have been deputing
he/she/it has been deputing
we have been deputing
you have been deputing
they have been deputing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been deputing
you will have been deputing
he/she/it will have been deputing
we will have been deputing
you will have been deputing
they will have been deputing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been deputing
you had been deputing
he/she/it had been deputing
we had been deputing
you had been deputing
they had been deputing

Conditional
I would depute
you would depute
he/she/it would depute
we would depute
you would depute
they would depute

Past Conditional
I would have deputed
you would have deputed
he/she/it would have deputed
we would have deputed
you would have deputed
they would have deputed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	depute - transfer power to someonedelegateassign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
	2.	depute - appoint as a substitutedeputise, deputizeappoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
	3.	depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)assign, delegate, designatemandate - assign authority tocast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?"devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"task - assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"place - place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"regiment - assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"reassign, transfer - transfer somebody to a different position or location of workdelegate, depute - transfer power to someonemandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"place - assign to (a job or a home)

depute

verb appoint, choose, commission, select, elect, nominate, assign, charge, mandate, authorize, empower, accredit A sub-committee was deputed to investigate the claims.

Translations

委托给...授权给...

depute

(diˈpjuːt) verb1. to appoint a person to take over a task etc. 授權給... 授权给...2. to hand over (a task etc) to someone else to do for one. 委託給... 委托给...ˌdepuˈtation (depju-) noun a group of people appointed to represent others. The miners sent a deputation to the Prime Minister. 委派代表 委派代表deputize, deputise (ˈdepju-) verb to act as a deputy. She deputized for her father at the meeting. 擔任代表 担任代表deputy (ˈdepjuti) noun someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary. While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office. 副(職) 副（职）