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depute

verb as in constitute

verb as in deputize

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Example Sentences

I depute you to open this sealed document and read the contents to the company.

Gonzalo said that he would depute two friends, who would arrange with them the details for their meeting at Nieva in the morning.

How on earth could I depute such a responsibility to any one in the office.

The ignorant and uneducated man is quite too willing to depute to others the task of thinking for him and furnishing his opinions.

He was the son of one of the depute clerks to the Supreme Court, not an elevated position, though one of great respectability.

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On this page you'll find 244 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to depute, such as: instruct, accredit, appoint, assign, bespeak, and bid.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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