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deputizing

 [dep-yuh-tahyz]  

dep·u·tize

   [dep-yuh-tahyz] verb, -tized, -tiz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to appoint as deputy.
verb (used without object)
2.
to act as a deputy; substitute.

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Also, especially British, dep·u·tise.

Origin:
1720–30; deput(y) + -ize

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