depute
verb /dɪˈpjuːt/
/dɪˈpjuːt/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they depute | /dɪˈpjuːt/ /dɪˈpjuːt/ |
| he / she / it deputes | /dɪˈpjuːts/ /dɪˈpjuːts/ |
| past simple deputed | /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ |
| past participle deputed | /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form deputing | /dɪˈpjuːtɪŋ/ /dɪˈpjuːtɪŋ/ |
- to give somebody else the authority to represent you or do something for you synonym delegate
- be deputed to do something He was deputed to put our views to the committee.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’.