depute
verb
de·pute di-ˈpyüt 
deputed; deputing
transitive verb
: delegate
Synonyms
- commission
- delegate
- deputize
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Example Sentences
Several officers were deputed to guard the building. I've been deputed to meet them at the airport.
Recent Examples on the Web And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal entrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form of the seal remains imprinted upon it in red; the money is then authentic. 
John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019 Lord Cornwallis, as the Company’s governor general, deputed him to interact and negotiate with the Bhonsles, the Maratha rulers in Nagpur. Anu Kumar, Quartz India, 26 July 2019
John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019 Lord Cornwallis, as the Company’s governor general, deputed him to interact and negotiate with the Bhonsles, the Maratha rulers in Nagpur. Anu Kumar, Quartz India, 26 July 2019 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, to appoint, from Anglo-French deputer, from Late Latin deputare to assign, from Latin, to consider (as), from de- + putare to consider
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
deputes
verb
as in deputizes
to appoint as one's representative the governor has the authority to depute anyone Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- deputizes
- appoints
- delegates
- commissions
- assigns
- nominates
- charges
- designates
- names
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- abrogates
- abdicates