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depute

verb de·pute \di-ˈpyüt\

: to give (someone) a job or responsibility

de·put·edde·put·ing

Full Definition of DEPUTE

transitive verb
:  delegate
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Origin of DEPUTE

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

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