deputizeverb [ I ]
UK usually deputise uk/ˈdep.jə.taɪz/us/ˈdep.jə.taɪz/to act or speak for another person, especially at work:
I'm deputizing for (= doing the job of) the director during his absence.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargain sth away
- change over
- change places idiom
- fill
- part exchange
- pinch-hit
- pre-empt
- proxy
- refill
- rep
- represent
- reserve
- sit
- succeed
- succession
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
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