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Definitions for Depute

[1] to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
[2] to assign (authority, a function, etc.) to a deputy.
[3] to appoint as an agent, substitute, or representative
[4] to assign or transfer (authority, duties, etc) to a deputy; delegate
[5] Scot a deputy (as modifier; usually postpositive ) sheriff depute

Words related to Depute

instruct, engage, offer, invest, give, send, charge, promise, allocate, hold, empower, establish, authorize, accredit, elect, assign, designate, appoint, describe, earmark

Words nearby Depute

depth psychology, depth sounder, depurate, depurative, deputation, depute, deputize, deputy, deputy minister, deputy sheriff, der.

Origin of Depute

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 -buh  l, duh -pyoo -] /ˈdɛp yə tə bəl, dəˈpyu-/ , adjective
un·de·put·ed , adjective

Word origin for Depute

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

Synonyms for Depute

instruct, accredit, appoint, assign, bespeak, bid, charge, command, commit, consign, constitute, contract, crown, deputize, dispatch, employ, empower, enable, engage, enlist, enroll, entrust, hire, inaugurate, induct, invest, license, name, nominate, ordain, order, select, send, confide to