depute
Plural: deputes
Verb
Verb Forms: deputed, deputing, deputes
- To assign authority or responsibility to another; delegate.
- transfer power to someone
- appoint as a substitute
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
- To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
- To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
- To appoint; to assign; to choose.
Noun
- A deputy.
Examples
- She would DEPUTE the task of challenging doubtful words to her team captain.
Origin / Etymology
From French députer, from Latin deputo.
Scrabble Score: 9
depute: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddepute: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
depute: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
depute: valid Words With Friends Word