depute

verb

/dɪˈpjuːt/

[often passive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they depute	/dɪˈpjuːt/ /dɪˈpjuːt/
he / she / it deputes	/dɪˈpjuːts/ /dɪˈpjuːts/
past simple deputed	/dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/
past participle deputed	/dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/
-ing form deputing	/dɪˈpjuːtɪŋ/ /dɪˈpjuːtɪŋ/

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to give somebody else the authority to represent you or do something for you向（某人）授权；把权委托给 synonym delegate
- be deputed to do something He was deputed to put our views to the committee.他获授权向委员会表达我们的观点。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’.

BNC: 30506 COCA: 0

depute