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past participle of delegate.
past tense form of delegate.

delegated

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acting adj.
appointed adj.
destined adj.
named adj.
sent adj.
vicarious adj.

ADJECTIVE

acting

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STRONG

adjutant alternate assistant deputy interim surrogate temporary

WEAK

ad interim pro tem pro tempore provisional

Antonyms

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permanent

ADJECTIVE

appointed

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selected

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chosen

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WEAK

elected

ADJECTIVE

destined

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appropriated booked

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appointed assigned chosen consigned designated determined directed entrained heading prepared routed scheduled specified

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bent upon bound for ordered to

Antonyms

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avoidable unscheduled

ADJECTIVE

named

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appointed

STRONG

announced anointed approved assigned authorized called certified chosen commissioned consecrated declared deputed drafted elected entrusted favored nominated opted ordained pegged picked preferred sanctioned selected supported vested

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decided upon settled on tabbed

ADJECTIVE

sent

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STRONG

appointed commissioned committed consigned directed discharged dispatched emitted gone issued mailed ordered posted transmitted transported

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held-back kept restrained

ADJECTIVE

vicarious

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WEAK

by proxy commissioned deputed empathetic eventual imagined indirect pretended secondary substituted substitutional surrogate sympathetic

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delegated

Lunetta pointed out that hospitals "have repetitive tasks" which "could be delegated to a good robot".

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Rather than saddle an existing agency with additional duties, Congress delegated rulemaking and enforcement power to a private corporation known as the Horseracing Authority.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026

“I don’t see where Harmeet Dhillon has the experience or the normal level of authority that this would be delegated to,” the official said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Since the departures of Zepeda and former X Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino, management of X has been delegated to Shulkin and Monique Pintarelli, xAI’s head of global advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

I delegated what I could to Melissa and other members of my transition team.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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