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deputize

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dep⋅u⋅tize

  [dep-yuh-tahyz] verb, -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
Use deputize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to appoint as deputy.
–verb (used without object)
2. to act as a deputy; substitute.
Also, especially British, dep⋅u⋅tise.

Origin:
1720–30; deput(y) + -ize

Related forms:
dep⋅u⋅ti⋅za⋅tion, noun
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dep·u·tize   (děp'yə-tīz')   
tr. & intr.v.   dep·u·tized, dep·u·tiz·ing, dep·u·tiz·es
To appoint or serve as a deputy.
dep'u·ti·za'tion (-tĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Main Entry: dep·u·tize
Pronunciation: 'de-py&-"tIz
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -tized; -tiz·ing
transitive verb : to appoint as deputy intransitive verb : to act as deputy
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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