depute

[ duh-pyoot ]
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verb (used with object),de·put·ed, de·put·ing.
  1. to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.

  2. to assign (authority, a function, etc.) to a deputy.

Origin of depute

1
1350–1400; Middle English deputen<Anglo-French, Old French deputer to assign <Late Latin dēputāre to allot, Latin: to consider, equivalent to dē-de- + putāre to think

Other words from depute

  • dep·u·ta·ble [dep-yuh-tuh-buhl, duh-pyoo-], /ˈdɛp yə tə bəl, dəˈpyu-/, adjective
  • un·de·put·ed, adjective

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How to use depute in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for depute

depute

verb(dɪˈpjuːt) (tr)
  1. to appoint as an agent, substitute, or representative

  2. to assign or transfer (authority, duties, etc) to a deputy; delegate

noun(ˈdɛpjuːt)
  1. Scot

    • a deputy

    • (as modifier; usually postpositive): sheriff depute

Origin of depute

1
C15: from Old French deputer, from Late Latin dēputāre to assign, allot, from Latin de- + putāre to think, consider

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