deputize

[ dep-yuh-tahyz ]

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verb (used with object),dep·u·tized, dep·u·tiz·ing.

to appoint as deputy.

verb (used without object),dep·u·tized, dep·u·tiz·ing.

to act as a deputy; substitute.

Origin of deputize

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

Also especially British, dep·u·tise .

Other words from deputize

dep·u·ti·za·tion, noun
de-dep·u·tize, verb (used with object), de-dep·u·tized, de-dep·u·tiz·ing.
un·dep·u·tized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for deputize

deputize

deputise

/ (ˈdɛpjʊˌtaɪz) /

verb

to appoint or act as deputy

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