depute :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (7)

delegate

v. transfer power to someone

deputize, deputise

v. appoint as a substitute

delegate, assign, designate, give an assignment to

v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

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Fuzzynyms (20)

charge, appoint

v. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

name, nominate, constitute, appoint

v. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"

entitle, gentle, ennoble

v. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

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depute

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