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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Depute \De*pute"\, n. A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Depute \De*pute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deputed}; p. pr & vb n. {Deputing}.] [F. d['e]puter, fr L. deputare to esteem, consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de- + putare to clean, prune, clear up set in order reckon, think. See {Pure}.] 1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place to delegate. There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. --2. Sam. xv 3. Some persons, deputed by a meeting. --Macaulay. 2. To appoint; to assign; to choose [R.] The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues. --Barrow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: depute v 1: transfer power to someone [syn: {delegate}] 2: appoint as a substitute [syn: {deputize}, {deputise}] 3: give an assignment to (a person) to a post or assign a task to (a person) [syn: {delegate}, {designate}, {assign}]
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