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delegating

VERB

give authority; empower

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accredit assign authorize designate elect

STRONG

appoint cast charge choose commission constitute depute deputize invest license mandate name nominate ordain select warrant

WEAK

give nod place trust in swear in

Antonyms

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deny reject

STRONG

ignore refuse retract

WEAK

keep

VERB

assign responsibility

Synonyms

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authorize entrust hand over pass on relegate

STRONG

consign devolve give shunt transfer

WEAK

hold responsible for parcel out send on errand send on mission

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep

Example Sentences

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People can tell the difference between making a decision and delegating it to a system.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

"Militaries adopt AI to speed up processes such as target identification. But delegating life-and-death decisions to machines poses profound ethical and human rights risks," said Patrick Wilcken of Amnesty International.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

From the outset, Cook made it clear he didn’t intend to model himself after Jobs, largely staying out of the company’s design studio and delegating many product-development decisions to his executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"When a human has an agent of their own, a company has a super employee," he said of brainstorming and delegating tasks to Trinity AI agents conversationally while commuting.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

He was delegating the red rubber bands to Laney when his mom called to him from the kitchen.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser