DEPUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does depute mean? 

• DEPUTE (verb)
  The verb DEPUTE has 3 senses:

1. transfer power to someone

2. appoint as a substitute

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

  Familiarity information: DEPUTE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEPUTE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they depute    ... he / she / it deputes   
Past simple: deputed   
Past participle: deputed   
-ing form: deputing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Transfer power to someone

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

delegate; depute

Hypernyms (to "depute" is one way to...):

assign; delegate; depute; designate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

deputation (authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Appoint as a substitute

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

depute; deputise; deputize

Hypernyms (to "depute" is one way to...):

appoint; charge (assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

deputation (authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

assign; delegate; depute; designate

Hypernyms (to "depute" is one way to...):

appoint; charge (assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "depute"):

mandate (assign authority to)

cast (select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet)

post (assign to a post; put into a post)

cast (assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors)

devolve (pass on or delegate to another)

task (assign a task to)

place (place somebody in a particular situation or location)

regiment (assign to a regiment)

reassign; transfer (transfer somebody to a different position or location of work)

delegate; depute (transfer power to someone)

mandate (assign under a mandate)

advance; elevate; kick upstairs; promote; raise; upgrade (give a promotion to or assign to a higher position)

break; bump; demote; kick downstairs; relegate (assign to a lower position; reduce in rank)

place (assign to (a job or a home))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Sentence example:

They depute him to write the letter

Derivation:

deputation (authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)

deputation (a group of representatives or delegates)